Michael Badgley has been here before – literally.
He's arrived to a new locker in the Colts locker room and reunited with old teammates. He's re-adjusted to the demanding schedule of an NFL player and he's confidently answered questions about taking over kicking duties for a new team more than a quarter of the way into a season.
He did it in 2021, and he's doing it again in 2025.
The Colts signed Badgley on Tuesday, replacing second-year kicker Spencer Shrader after Shrader sustained a season-ending injury in the Colts' Week 5 game. Badgley joins the Colts with six years of NFL experience under his belt; he did not play in 2024 due to a hamstring injury sustained in training camp with the Detroit Lions.
But Badgley is fully healthy now, and ready to get back on the football field. It