Matt Prater can’t complain about the way his career has gone in his three seasons with the Detroit Lions.
That includes times when he’s having trouble kicking field goals.
One of those times was at the start of last week’s minicamp, but that was to be expected in the routine Prater has developed to be grooved and at peak performance when the regular season starts.
“It’s fundamentals and back to basics this time of year, when you focus on technique and the basics,” Prater said during last week’s camp. “When training camp and the season starts, you aren’t thinking about it as much.