LEGENDARY:Jake Bates is the face of a league he no longer plays in Bates signed with the Lions after the UFL season, and became the starting kicker early in training camp when incumbent Michael ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates' story is remarkable. It began in a different league, with a different team – but in the same ...

But placekicker Jake Bates could also use a meat thermometer ... before bouncing to Texas State and Arkansas as the most arcane of football specialists, a kicker who handled only kickoffs and never so ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates' improbable comeback story from brick salesman to star NFL kicker is one of hard work and high levels of self-belief.

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates might be one of this season's feel-good stories, but that couldn't have been predicted two years ago when he was working as a salesperson for manufacturer Acme ...

Kicker Jake Bates made 26 of 29 field goals this year and set the Detroit Lions' single-season scoring record with 142 points ...

The origin story of Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates becoming a viral sensation is laced with a bit of comedy, Mike Nolan recalls. It was March 30, 2024, and Nolan’s Michigan Panthers trailed by ...