He canned three attempts from beyond 60 yards -- something no Lions kicker has done even once -- and general manager Brad Holmes noticed the brick salesman with the huge leg. Bates was offered a ...

The gentlemen in Jim Gendron's office the other day knew everything about block and brick and a lot about football, too. And they are a solid wall of support for the Detroit Lions' new placekicker.

On Friday, they talked about it. On Sunday, they walked it. Again. Detroit Lions 31, Minnesota Vikings 9. How does a team with so many injuries withstand every single one of them on its way to a ...

Before signing with the Detroit Lions in free agency following a successful ... Bates thought his football dream was over and was working as a brick salesman, as he told Kyle Meinke of MLive.com.

Jake Bates’ athletic career didn’t begin as a kicker, but he is now the hero for the Detroit Lions after Week 10 ... He became a brick salesman at Acme Brick, dreaming of another opportunity ...

Cam’s Brick Oven in St. Charles will have a new burger, known as the Dan Campbell Burger, on the menu when the Lions take on Washington for the right to play in the NFC Championship.