But Jake Bates has become a bona fide weapon as well ... "I was working as a brick salesman in Houston. I thought the dream was dead. ... I thought football was done, so I had to move on and ...

The NFL is filled with stories of perseverance, but few are as remarkable as Jake Bates’s journey ... he was working as a brick salesman, with his football dreams seeming more distant than ...

Before signing a two-year deal with the Detroit Lions in June 2024 after a tremendous spring season in the United Football League with the Michigan Panthers, kicker Jake Bates was ready to move on ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates' story is remarkable. It began in a different league, with a different team – but in the same ...

But placekicker Jake Bates could also use a meat thermometer ... Now she wants a try. Rubin: As former brick salesman stars for the Lions, the masonry world gets a kick out of it Rubin: Optimism ...

He was convinced he had a secret weapon on his hands, a former brick salesman from Texas who could deliver a victory if Perry could get the Panthers within range. SHAWN WINDSOR:Jake Bates changes ...