Lions release Henery

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Allen Park, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Detroit Lions will have another kicker this week, as Alex Henery was released on Monday.

Henery missed three field goals in Sunday’s 17-14 loss to Buffalo, including a 50-yard attempt late in the fourth quarter that would have given the Lions the lead. The miss gave the Bills a short field in the closing seconds and led to Dan Carpenter’s winning 58-yard kick with four seconds to play.

Lions coach Jim Caldwell said the team will likely try to find a kicker with experience.

“There’s somebody out there for us that’ll do the job for us,” said Caldwell on Monday. “We just need to track him down quickly.”

The Lions have already had two kickers in just five weeks this season. Rookie Nate Freese was 3-for-7, missing each of his four kicks from 40-49 yards, in the first three games before Henery was signed two weeks ago.

Henery, who spent three years with the Eagles before being released prior to the start of this season, made just 1-of-5 field goal tries in his two games for Detroit.

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