Lions kicker Prater has evolved on, off field
(WorldNews Sport)

Allen Park - Matt Prater´s 52-yard field goal at Soldier Field in mid-November allowed the Lions to escape with a 27-24 victory heading into an important Thanksgiving Day showdown with the Vikings. On the surface, it was just another big kick to add to the long line of big kicks Prater has made since he joined the Lions in 2014. But when you dig a little deeper, it was a big shot to the gut for John Fox, Prater´s former coach in Denver who released him after a four-game suspension stemming from a positive alcohol test. Prater was in the NFL´s alcohol abuse program after a DUI arrest in 2011 made him subject to random tests. At the time of his release in Denver, Fox said the Broncos move was...