Allen Park — The Detroit Lions' kicking carousel continues to spin during the bye week as the team signed Sam Ficken to the practice squad on Tuesday.
Undrafted out of Penn State in 2015, Ficken has spent time on seven NFL rosters, most notably appearing in 24 games for the New York Jets from 2019-20. He also had brief opportunities with the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 and 2018. For his career, he's made 35-of-48 field goal attempts (72.9%) with a long of 54 yards.
Ficken was one of four kickers who worked out for the Lions last week, along with Lirim Hajrullahu, Brian Johnson and Andrew Mevis.