Detroit Lions target Jake Bates suffers injury in UFL playoff los

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The Michigan Panthers came  Rawle Alkins Jersey up short in their bid to make it to the UFL title game on Saturday, and star kicker and potential free-agent target, Jake Bates, came up with an injury in the proce s.Bates helped the Panthers jump out to a 12-0 lead early in the first half, but it was all downhill from there, as the Stallions outscored Michigan 31-6 the rest of the way to punch their ticket to next week's championship game.Bates saw his own i sues, though, with the standout kicker mi sing a pair of field goals and sending a kickoff out of bounds that the Stallions turned into points.One of the aforementioned mi ses came on a blocked kick where Bates slipped and appeared to have suffered a foot injury.Jake Bates ankle rolled on that one and the telecast is saying hes injured on the field Mike Payton (@AtoZ_Payton) Here's a look at the play in question:BLOCKED  B2B CHAMPIONSTALLIONS  (@USFLStallions) Unfortunately, we don't have an injury update on Bates as of this writing. He finished the game 4-of-6 on field goals, with makes from 53, 42, 39, 25, and mi ses from 51 and 44.With the UFL season coming to a close, Bates will be able to talk to NFL teams who are interested in his services. The Lions have been reported to s and Bates would be a nice addition to their competition.He didn't have an ideal end to the campaign but still finished 21-of-28 (75%) this season (including playoffs), with a whopping seven makes from 50-plus, and three of those came from 60-plus.  Ike Anigbogu Jersey