Michael Badgley played college football at Miami and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2018.
28 Facts About Michael Badgley
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Michael Badgley was born on July 28,1995, in Summit, New Jersey.
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Michael Badgley attended Summit High School, where he played hockey, lacrosse, and football.
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Michael Badgley had planned to play collegiate lacrosse and follow his older brother's footsteps until a coach convinced him that he could play football at the Division I level.
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Michael Badgley set 12 Summit HS football records for the Summit Hilltoppers, including longest field goal of 49 yards, most kicking points in season with 84, most consecutive PATs with 67, most kicking points in career with 202.
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Michael Badgley was selected as the Star-Ledger Player of the Year in Union County in 2012 and the Maxwell Football Club's Top 50 players in NJ.
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Michael Badgley attended and played college football at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL.
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Michael Badgley is Miami's all-time leading scorer and was a 2017 all-ACC, first teamer.
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Michael Badgley was named team captain, first-team All-ACC, Walter Kichefski Award recipient and U of Miami Special Teams MVP in 2017.
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Michael was the Miami Hurricanes starting kicker as a true freshman in 2014 through his senior season in 2017, leaving Miami with six school records including the all-time leading scorer at The U After graduating, Michael was invited to the Reese's Senior Bowl and NFL Combine.
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Michael Badgley left Miami holding career records in field goals and point scored.
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Michael Badgley worked with kicker Adam Vinatieri during the pre-season with the Colts.
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On September 1,2018, Michael Badgley was waived by the Colts as part of the final roster cuts.
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Michael Badgley was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers on October 11,2018.
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In Week 13, against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football, Michael Badgley missed a 52-yard try on the game's first possession.
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Michael Badgley was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
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Michael Badgley was the league's top special teams rookie for the 2018 season.
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At the completion of the 2020 season, his first complete season, and third season overall with the Chargers, Michael Badgley became the 19th leading scorer in team history with a total of 238 points scored in regular season games played for the Chargers.
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Michael Badgley passed Josh Lambo at 20th on the list with 226 points scored to break into the top 20 total career points scored.
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Michael Badgley entered the top ten in field goals made in a career to tie Josh Lambo at 6th all-time with 52 made in regular seasons games played.
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The Chargers finished the 2020 season winning the final four games with Michael Badgley hitting two game winners for the Bolts down the home stretch.
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On October 14,2021, Michael Badgley signed with the Colts practice squad.
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Michael Badgley finished the season making 18 of 21 field goals and 39 of 39 extra points.
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Michael Badgley was elevated to the active roster for the team's game against the New York Giants due to kicker Cairo Santos being questionable for personal reasons.
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Michael Badgley made all four field goals he attempted during the game.
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On October 5,2022, Michael Badgley was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.
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On December 16,2023, Michael Badgley was elevated from the practice squad for the game vs the Broncos after struggles from Lions kicker Riley Patterson.
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On July 26, Michael Badgley suffered a torn hamstring; he was placed on injured reserve after it was announced he would miss the entire 2024 season.