Lions kicker Jake Bates' story is a doozy, and he hopes it's just getting started

Lions kicker Jake Bates' story is a doozy, and he hopes it's just getting started

DETROIT — When Jake Bates was a kid growing up in suburban Houston, his family would occasionally travel to watch his favorite NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys. Tickets were expensive. They'd get the nose-bleed, standing-room only tickets.

Lions News: Go watch the Michigan Panthers, get a Jake Bates bobblehead

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The playoff-bound Panthers are honoring the UFL-turned-NFL star. It’s cool to support people chasing their dreams. That’s one of the takeaways from a fantastic profile on Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates from Tony Paul of The Detroit News. The writer caught up with Bates just ahead of the Michigan Panthers finale at Ford Field on Saturday afternoon, and he had nothing but kind things to say about the UFL. “I love …