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We’ve got a kicking competition in Detroit

Detroit Lions place kicker Dave Rayner kicks field goal  in overtime of their NFL game to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa

Detroit Lions place kicker Dave Rayner (3) kicks a 34 yard field goal in overtime of their NFL game to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida December 19, 2010. REUTERS/Pierre DuCharme (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

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It’s not training camp until we have a good ol’ fashioned kicker battle.

Detroit will provide one this year. In one corner, you have franchise legend Jason Hanson.

In the other, you have Dave Rayner.

Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports Rayner agreed to a one-year deal with the Lions. Rayner replaced Hanson during last season when the 20-year veteran was injured.