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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Lions kicker Jake Bates is known for a 64-yard FG with Michigan Panthers, but never had a true desire to play football until ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates had his number called in a huge moment late in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates finished a perfect 2-for-2 in his NFL debut, as the Detroit Lions defeated the Los ...

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) ...