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Kicker Jake Bates made lengthy discipline targets stare routine for the period of his United Football League occupation with the Michigan Panthers, and he has persisted that for the period of his stint with the Detroit Lions to this point.
After knocking by a 53-yard discipline intention in preseason Week 1, and then smashing a 64-yard discipline intention correct days later, Bates modified into once motivate at it again versus the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in preseason Week 2.
Early within the 2d quarter, the Lions’ drive stalled and Bates’ number modified into once called for a 55-yard discipline intention. And, as we now have turn into mindful of seeing him attain, Bates drilled the lengthy discipline intention with ease, and with room to spare.
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— Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 17, 2024 Bates is now 2-for-2 on the preseason and continues to make momentum. After his preseason debut final week, head coach Dan Campbell revealed that the crew gave Bates a vote of self belief after he had some struggles in training camp.
He added that the crew’s belief in Bates has led to the crew no longer in conjunction with one more kicker to compete with him within the wake of Michael Badgley’s season-ending injure.
“It modified into once smartly suited to stare Jake hit that discipline intention — 53 yarder with the rain smartly suited down the pipes,” Campbell mentioned after the preseason opener, per Jeremy Reisman of Pleasure of Detroit. “We told him after the scrimmage the opposite day, ‘We’re sticking with you. We’re going to present you with a likelihood to grow here. Let’s learn about how you acknowledge.’ He modified into once told that, (Dave) Fipp told him, I told him, and so I believed it modified into once encouraging.”
To this point, Bates has repaid the coaching workers’s faith in him. Now, he’s purchased to cope with it up in issue to cope with his stranglehold on the starting job.
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After cutting his teeth with Bleacher Report, Mike Moraitis has lined the Los Angeles Rams and Tennessee Titans for FanSided, and the Titans and New York Giants for USA TODAY Sports Media Community. On prime of his responsibilities with Carrying Files, Mike is the managing editor and lead writer for Titans Wire.