What Happened To Mat Prater

Prater had degrees in broadcasting meteorology.

What happened to mat prater.

He couldn t get any of his kickoffs close to the goal line and his 54 yard attempt was in line but fell short. He earned degrees in broadcasting and meteorology before getting his break in broadcasting at troy s tsu tv in 1989. Matthew phillip prater born august 10 1984 is an american football placekicker for the detroit lions of the national football league nfl. Matt prater holds the record for longest field goal in nfl history 64 yards against the titans last december.

It s unlikely he will be out of work long. Data provided by elias sports bureau find tickets. Jesus prays to matt prater prater was owed over 4 million in 2015 and he was already set to be one of the highest paid broncos in 2014 at a pricetag of 3 million just behind t j. Enter matt prater who made.

The detroit lions signed the pro bowl kicker to a three year contract extension worth 11 4 million with a. Prater was born and raised in prattville alabama and studied at several universities such as troy state university auburn university and mississippi state university. The teams met again in arizona sunday and it looked like they might be headed toward another overtime which could have meant another tie. On thursday prater opened up to dave birkett of the detroit free press about his struggles his successes and what the lions faith means to him.

Kicker matt prater s three year contract extension sets him up to be a detroit lion for life four seasons after problems with alcohol ended his time with the denver broncos. Prater is entering his age 36 season but remains a solid fantasy starter in a lions offense that figures to improve with a healthy matthew stafford. He played college football for the university of central florida and was originally signed by the lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Matt prater signs 3 year extension with detroit lions matt prater is staying in motown.

This is not intented to be a bash matt prater thread. Mark prater was dismissed today from cbs 42 in birmingham. I don t think the cold weather can account for a 10 15 yard difference in the distance of his kicks. Prater holds the nfl record for kicking the longest field goal 64 yards which he set on december 8 2013 as.

Does anyone know what happened to prater s leg this last weekend. Just based on the article it sounds like he didn t exactly end on good terms with the station either.