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Jeff Risdon

Lions add kicker Michael Badgley among practice squad signings

There is a new kicker in the Detroit Lions building. The Lions signed veteran Michael Badgley to the practice squad among a couple of additions to the reserve unit.

Badgley and wide receiver Brandon Zylstra signed to Detroit’s practice squad on Tuesday.

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Badgley, now on his fourth NFL team in the last 11 months, fills the No. 2 kicker role behind Austin Seibert previously held by Dominik Eberle. The Lions waived Eberle from the active roster after he missed two extra points and booted a kickoff out of bounds in his Lions debut in Week 4. Badgley was the Chicago Bears kicker in Week 4 and made all four of his field goal attempts in Chicago’s 20-12 loss to the New York Giants.

Zylstra joins his brother, Shane, on the Lions’ practice squad. Brandon Zylstra is a 6-2, 215-pound wideout who spent the last three seasons with the Carolina Panthers. He caught 18 passes for 250 yards and a touchdown in 2021.

Brandon Zylstra could be a replacement for wideout Quintez Cephus, who suffered a foot injury in the Week 4 loss.

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