Lions K Michael Badgley out for season

Detroit Lions kicker Michael Badgley will be placed on injured reserve and is expected to miss the upcoming season after sustaining a “significant” leg injury in Thursday’s practice, the team announced Friday.”We feel awful for Badge,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said. “He worked his tail off to get ready for this season. He was having a good spring and was ready for camp. It’s tough.”Campbell said the injury, which multiple media outlets reported as a torn hamstring, will require surgery.Badgley was Detroit’s kicker for the final four regular-season games and the playoffs in 2023. He was 13 of 15 on extra points in the regular season and made all four field goal attempts.In the postseason, Badgley made all 11 extra points and three field goals he attempted in three games. In the NFC Championship Game, he was twice bypassed for field-goal attempts with the team going for it on fourth down in a game Detroit eventually lost 34-31 to the San Francisco 49ers.Badgley, who turns 29 on Sunday, also was Detroit’s kicker for the final 12 games of 2022.

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