The Detroit Lions have tendered Jake Bates a qualifying offer as an exclusive rights free agent, ensuring Bates will be on ...

As expected, the Detroit Lions have tendered Jake Bates, their only exclusive-rights free agent of the offseason.

The Detroit Lions are starting to take care of their own ahead of free agency, and it begins with one of the easier decisions ...

The Detroit Lions have tendered kicker Jake Bates an ERFA contract, ensuring he will remain with the team for the 2026 season.

The Lions placed an exclusive rights free agent tender on Bates on Wednesday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

The Detroit Lions officially tendered an offer to exclusive rights free agent K Jake Bates on Thursday, according to Dave ...

Kicker Jake Bates is set to return for a third season with the Lions.

The Detroit Lions have announced news on kicker Jake Bates as NFL free agency nears. Free agency starts on March 11.

The Lions (9-8, fourth in NFC North) beat the Chicago Bears (11-6, first in NFC North) 19-16 on a walk-off 42-yard field goal from kicker Jake Bates on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Soldier Field in Chicago.

The Detroit Lions are a team many are still high on that should be able to turn around their fortunes in 2026. ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler recently tiered the 18 NFL teams that did not qualify to ...

The path from contender to champion is rarely the same for NFL teams. Yet, the blueprint offered by the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks provides valuable insight for the Detroit Lions as they ...

Welcome to The Detroit News Theater, and thank you for being here. We've got a delightful program for you today. As a prelude to the 15th annual NFL Honors ceremony, set to take place in San Francisco ...