Lions Sign K Matthew McCrane To Practice Squad

September 18, 2024

The Detroit Lions announced they have signed K Matthew McCrane to the practice squad.

#Lions have signed K Matthew McCrane to the Practice Squad.

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) September 18, 2024

Detroit’s practice squad now includes:

LB Mitchell Agude
C Kingsley Eguakun
QB Jake Fromm
RB Jermar Jefferson
T Jamarco Jones
WR Tom Kennedy
TE James Mitchell
DL Pat O’Connor
WR Tim Patrick
WR Allen Robinson
DL Isaac Ukwu
TE Shane Zylstra
S Erick Hallett
WR Donovan Peoples-Jones
DT Chris Smith
K Matthew McCrane

McCrane, 30, wound up signing on with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas State. He signed a three-year, $1.71 million contract with the Cardinals and was set to make a base salary of $485,000 for the 2018 season when he was waived coming out of the preseason.

He later signed with the Raiders and was promoted to the active roster before being waived. McCrane was brought back by the Cardinals’ practice squad and made their active roster before he was waived and signed by the Steelers.

After being released by Pittsburgh, McCrane had a brief stint in the XFL with the New York Guardians. He spent the 2020 season on the Browns practice squad as the backup and emergency kicker.

The Browns signed McCrane to a futures contract for the 2021 season but ended up cutting him in May. He then joined the Cardinals practice squad before being let go once again, then had a stint with the Eagles practice squad in 2022.

In 2018, McCrane appeared in five games for the Raiders, Cardinals, and Steelers. He made 8 of his 12 field goal attempts (66.7 percent) and converted all nine of his extra-point attempts.