Few knew what to expect from Jake Bates when the Detroit Lions signed him to be their kicker during the 2024 NFL offseason. Bates was coming off a successful season kicking for the UFL's Michigan ...

Her work has previously appeared on ET Canada, Metro and the Mail Online. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Kathy Bates is opening up about her decision not to have reconstruction surgery following ...

The Detroit Lions have yet another player honored with a weekly award. Kicker Jake Bates was honored as the NFC Special Teams Player of the week for the second time this season after hitting a ...

In an NFL season already brimming with standout moments, Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has rapidly become one of its most inspiring stories. A Houston native, Bates etched his name into NFL lore ...

Kathy Bates has been opening up about her double mastectomy following her breast cancer diagnosis 12 years ago and why she chose not to have reconstruction surgery. “I decided not to have ...

Jake Bates was a brick salesman 18 months ago. Now he is a hero for the Detroit Lions after signing to be their kicker. Jake Bates' athletic career didn't begin as a kicker, but he is now the hero ...

HOUSTON -- Nineteen months ago, Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was training to be a salesman in Houston at the Acme Brick company and thought his NFL dream was over. On Sunday night, he ...

Despite turning the ball over five times and trailing by 16 points at halftime, Detroit buckled down to secure a thrilling comeback victory, 26-23, thanks to Jake Bates' field goal at the buzzer.

The interceptions were the story of the first half, and the comeback was spectacular. But Jake Bates has become a bona fide weapon as well. Bates hit his first game-winning field goal of his ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Detroit Lions place kicker Jake Bates (39) celebrates with teammates after kicking a 52-yard field goal at ...

The Detroit Lions found another way to pull a win out of thin air and kicker Jake Bates played hero again in the final moments. The Lions came back from a 23-7 halftime deficit by shutting out the ...