The Detroit Lions have signed a new kicker. ESPN is reporting that Riley Patterson has been signed by the Detroit Lions off of the New England Patriots' practice squad.Patterson played 41 games collegiately at Memphis, scoring 351 points. George Springer Jersey He participated in the 2021 Senior Bowl, and succe sfully made two field-goal attempts and three extra-point attempts.After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, Patterson signed with the as an undrafted rookie free agent in May of 2021.He was waived inAugust from Detroit's divisional rival, with an injury settlement.The 22-year-old kicker was signed to the Patriots' practice squad in the Alex Bregman Jersey middle of last month.He is now able to remain on Detroit's active roster for the next three weeks.For Detroit, kicker Ryan Santoso failed to secure the game-winning field goal against the Pittsburgh Steelers Carlos Lee Jersey , mi sing badly from 48 yards out. As a result, he has been released.Scroll to ContinueIt is uncertain how Detroit's kicker mi sed so badly, as head coach Dan Campbell noted that he observed Roy Oswalt Jersey the pre-kick procedure to be okay.Austin Seibert is currently on the injured reserve list, and will be forced to mi s Detroit's next two games.In a related signing, Detroit is adding kicker to its practice squad, as major changes have occurred to the kicking rotation.Detroit next takes the field Ken Giles Jersey against the Cleveland Browns on the road. Become a premium AllLions member, which grants you acce s to all of our premium content and gets you a FREE subscription to Sports Illustrated! Click on the link below for more.