NFL Player News

Lions general manager Martin Mayhew told reporters that he's scheduled to meet with kicker Matt Prater's representatives Friday night, per the team's official website.

"I'm meeting with his agent tonight, in fact," Mayhew said. "Frank Bauer and I are going to sit down tonight and talk about Matt's situation and I'm looking forward to that dialogue."

Prater was signed to a one-year deal after being cut by the Broncos on Oct. 3. He converted 21 of 26 field goals in 11 games for the Lions in 2014. Prater noted in January that he would like to return to Detroit in 2015.

Falcons kicker Matt Bryant is scheduled to become a free agent on March 10, but the Falcons are working to prevent him from reaching the open market. 

Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff spoke to the media at the Indianapolis scouting combine on Thursday and said the two sides are close. "Hopefully, that will come to fruition,” he said. “We are hoping that it gets finished expeditiously.”

The Saints have re-signed kicker Shayne Graham and outside linebacker Parys Haralson to league minimum contracts for 2015, reports NOLA.com.

Graham, who is entering his 15th season in the league, will earn $970,000 and Haralson, entering his 10th season, will earn $870,000.

Graham went 19 of 22 on field goals in 2014 with a long of 50 yards and also went 46 of 47 on extra points. Haralson totaled 35 tackles for the Saints in 2014 with three sacks.

The Saints re-signed kicker Shayne Graham, the team announced on Thursday. Financial details weren't available, but the free agent kicker was signed to a one-year contract. 

Graham is in his second stint with the Saints. He was cut in the 2000 preseason without appearing in a regular-season game. He rejoined the team in December, 2013 and was the team's kicker all last season. 

Broncos kicker Connor Barth made both of his field goal attempts as well as his only extra point attempt in Denver's 24-13 loss to the Colts Sunday. 

Barth made field goals from 45 and 41 yards respectively. He finishes the year going 17 of 18 on field goals and 16 of 16 on extra points in six games as a Bronco.

Panthers kicker Graham Gano made his only field goal attempt on Saturday against the Seahawks.

Gano actually had three attempts to make his one kick. The Panthers attempted a field goal just before half time, but penalty flags were thrown on the first two attempts. Gano would eventually make the kick on the third try. Gano also added two extra points. 

Ravens kicker Justin Tucker made his only field goal attempt as well as his four extra point attmepts in Baltimore's 35-31 loss to the Patriots Saturday.

Tucker's only field goal attempt came from 25 yards out. He finishes his season with 158 total points in 18 games. He went 33 of 38 on his field goal attempts and a perfect 49 of 49 on his extra points.

Kicker Matt Prater said he would like to return to the Lions' roster in 2015. He converted 21 of 26 field goals in 11 games after signing with Detroit in October.

"Yeah, I definitely want to come back here and I've talked with my agent and told people in the building that I want to come back," Prater said Monday, per The Detroit News. "I feel loyalty here because they gave me an opportunity and I had a lot of fun being here."

Prater was signed to a one-year deal after being cut by the Broncos on Oct. 3.

"I had other teams interested, too, but I really wanted to come here because I saw a great team," Prater said. "Coach (Jim) Caldwell and (special teams coach John Bonamego) and everyone, I wanted to come here to work with them. They put a lot of trust in me, so I didn't want to let them down. Now, I feel like I owe them, and so I want to stay here as long as I can."

Lions kicker Matt Prater made both his field-goal attempts in his team's 24-20 Wild Card loss to the Cowboys Sunday.

While the Lions had to deal with shakiness at the kicker position this season, cycling through three different kickers, Prater made both his kicks in the loss Sunday, with both field goals coming from within 40 yards. He also added two extra points for a total of eight points in the game.

Ravens kicker Justin Tucker made all three of his field goal attempts as well as all three of his extra points in Baltimore's 30-17 win over the Steelers Saturday. 

Tucker has thrived against Pittsburgh the last two seasons, going 16 for 16 in five games against the Steelers. He and the Ravens will look to keep rolling in the divisional round of the playoffs against the Patriots next week.