The Detroit Lions officially moved on from kicker Austin Seibert on Friday, turning the page on another chapter of the post-Matt Prater era in Detroit. Seibert’s time with the Lions was most widely known for his beating out Riley Patterson for the kicking job in this year’s training camp, but ultimately Seibert simply couldn’t stay healthy enough to see the field.
Seibert came over from Cleveland in 2021 and would go 10 of 12 on field goals with the Lions through four games, but a groin injury ended his 2021 campaign. That same injury would hinder much of Seibert’s offseason, which I believe was a significant contributor to his shakiness in his limited 2022 action.