Bates was 8 years old when Matt Prater made his NFL debut. Playing against him Sunday will be a dream, but it won't be the ...

Jake Bates, who never kicked a field goal or extra point in an organized football game until this spring, made a clutch FG ...

UFL executive vice president Daryl "Moose" Johnston talked to The News about the league's hits and misses, and the future of ...

We are now in the third week of the fantasy football season. As always, it is crucial to know what players are the preferable ...

Bates is currently the lone kicker on the Lions depth chart after having signed a two-year contract with the team on June 18 ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was able to remain calm enough in his debut to make a clutch kick to tie the game in the ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates got his first career field goal attempt in the second quarter of the Week 1 game against the ...

Bates went 3-for-3 on field-goal tries and converted his only extra-point attempt in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Buccaneers. Bates was perfect again in Week 2, making a pair of field-goal attempts in ...

Bates was perfect in his NFL debut, nailing both of his field-goal tries from 25 yards and 32 yards in Detroit's victory. The kicker was thrust into a starting role after Michael Badgley (hamstring) ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has hovered around the middle of the pack for kickers so far after two weeks. In the Lions' Week 2 loss, Bates converted on all three of his field goals and his lone ...

However, an injury to Badgley left Jake Bates as the only option at the position on the roster. It was an up-and-down training camp for Bates, but the Lions have maintained their confidence in the ...

Fipp reiterated that he and the Lions plan to have patience with young kicker Jake Bates this fall. He stressed that Bates has to "do his part" to keep the job, but said Bates has unique leg ...