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Report: Kicker Austin Seibert Out Indefinitely After Surgery

The Lions will likely not have the services of kicker Austin Seibert for the foreseeable future.

John Maakaron

For the past two weeks, the Detroit Lions have used two different kickers to handle the kicking duties, after Ryan Santoso was released and Austin Seibert was sent to the injured reserve list. 

According to a report from "kickercentral", Seibert underwent successful surgery on his adductors and is out indefinitely. 

Santoso was released soon after badly missing the game-winning field goal in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

The Lions decided to sign both Aldrick Rosas to their practice squad and rookie Riley Patterson to the 53-man active roster. 

Rosas got the start against the Browns, while Patterson saw kicking duties against the Chicago Bears in his NFL debut. 

Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp told reporters following the signings that he did a lot of scouting on Patterson when he was playing collegiately at Memphis. Fipp noted that he considered Patterson among the best kickers available. 

Patterson, 22, was signed off the New England Patriots' practice squad, but was inactive in the Lions' loss to the Browns.

Seibert, who also missed time due to COVID-19, was 10-for-12 on the season.

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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