A year and a half ago, Jake Bates was selling bricks. Now he’s making game-winning kicks.Bates connected on a 44-yard field ...

Jake Bates is a perfect 10-for-10 on FGs this season and made a 44-yarder with 15 seconds left Sunday to give the Detroit ...

The Lions gave him a chance to compete with Michael Badgley for the team's kicking job. The competition ended on July 25 when ...

Jake Bates connected on a 44-yard field goal to give the Detroit Lions a 31-29 win over the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC North ...

Bates thought his football career was over and was training to sell bricks in Houston. Now the rookie kicker has sent the ...

Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the Lions’ 31-29 victory on Sunday, handing the Vikings their ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates thought NFL dream was over 18 months ago when he worked as brick seller.

Jake Bates' transformation from selling bricks in Houston to becoming the Detroit Lions' clutch kicker epitomizes resilience.

MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left and the Detroit Lions beat Minnesota 31-29 on ...

The Detroit Lions saw two double-digit leads evaporate. When clutch time came on Sunday, though, Dan Campbell’s troops marched to set up a game-winning field goal by Jake Bates. The UFL hero nailed a ...

After the Lions and Vikings exchanged subsequent punts, Detroit quarterback Jared Goff engineered an eight-play, 44-yard ...