Sad News: A Minute Ago Detroit Lions Lose A Mega-Star In Training camp….

Bates’ progress: The Lions’ final practice before traveling to New York for joint workouts and the team’s first preseason game against the Giants the following week was a scrimmage-style workout on Friday. Jake Bates, the kicker, saw a lot of action on Friday, however it was quite uneven. He was 8 for 14 on my field goal attempts and 5 for 6 on extra point attempts. After a few difficult days this week, it wouldn’t surprise me if competition was introduced at that location as quickly as possible.

First three drives: The first-team offense and first-team defense faced off for three possessions each to start the scrimmage. On the opening drive, slot corner Emmanuel Moseley made a fantastic stop for loss to help the defense force a three-and-out.

Bates’ progress: On Friday, the Lions held their final practice, which was a scrimmage-style drill. Next week, the club will travel to New York for joint workouts and their first preseason game against the Giants. On Friday, kicker Jake Bates saw a lot of action, albeit sporadically. In field goal attempts, I had him 8 for 14, and in extra points, 5 for 6. It wouldn’t surprise me if competition was introduced at that location sooner rather than later, especially after a few difficult days this week.

initial three drives: The initial teams, offense and defense, took turns driving the first three possessions of the scrimmage. On the opening drive, the defense forced a three-and-out, led by a superb tackle for loss by slot corner Emmanuel Moseley on