It sounds like the Bills will soon be getting starting kicker Matt Prater back from injury. The team announced today that they’ve released kicker Michael Badgley from the practice squad.
Badgley has earned journeyman status after spending time with seven different organizations throughout his eight-year professional career. He spent the first portion of the 2025 campaign with the Colts, where he connected on 10 of his 11 field goal tries and 18 of his 21 XP attempts. He was cut loose by Indy after missing a crucial XP in an eventual Week 13 loss to the Texans.
He later caught on with the Bills to replace an injured Prater. The veteran replacement has seen time in a pair of games for Buffalo. He converted his lone field goal attempt (for 41 yards), but he missed two of his four XP tries. That included a blocked attempt last night in what ended up being a one-point Buffalo loss.
Fortunately for the Bills, they should soon be getting Prater back on the field. Prater’s 2024 season ended early thanks to a torn meniscus, an injury that ended up spelling the end of his tenure in Arizona. He caught on with Buffalo in early September following an injury to Tyler Bass.
The veteran kicker has been sidelined since Week 15 thanks to a quadriceps injury, but it sounds like the team should get him back for the regular season finale. The 41-year-old has had a successful first season in Buffalo, connecting on 18 of his 20 field goal attempts and 43 of his 46 XP attempts.
He cost us a game, but might have actually done us a favor. Josh needs to rest next week, everyone who is the least bit dinged should be sat. Let the whole practice squad play, they’ll probably still beat the jets!