The Colts are adding a familiar leg, signing veteran kicker Michael Badgley to the 53-man roster after Spencer Shrader sustained a season-ending knee injury in Week 5.
Badgley, 30, returns to Indianapolis after initially signing with the club in 2018 as an undrafted free agent, though he was waived before the season. He then joined the Colts again in 2021 and converted 18 of 21 field goals and all 39 extra points across 12 games.
He did not play in 2024 after suffering a training-camp hamstring tear with Detroit. In 2023, he appeared in four games for the Lions, going 4 for 4 on field goals and 13 for 15 on extra points.
Over 64 career games split between the Los Angeles Chargers, Colts, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears and Lions, Badgley has made 82.4 percent of his field goals (98 for