Lions re-sign Matt Prater

— -- The Detroit Lions agreed to a three-year deal with Matt Prater on Friday, meaning the team will have a stabilized kicking situation for the first time since Jason Hanson retired after the 2012 season.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the NFL Network reported that it was for $9 million.

Prater, who holds the NFL record for longest field goal at 64 yards, signed with the Lions prior to Week 6 after serving a four-game suspension for violation of the league's substance abuse policy. When his suspension ended, Denver cut him and the Lions picked him up after going through rookie Nate Freese and veteran Alex Henery during the first five weeks of the 2014 season.

The 30-year-old solidified Detroit's kicking game, making 21 of 26 field goals this season, including a game-winner against the Falcons in Week 8.

"As Matt got more acclimated with us, especially with Don (Muhlbach) and Sam (Martin), he really became someone we could count on and was a positive contributor to our kicking game last season," Lions head coach Jim Caldwell said in a statement on the team's website. "Our field goal unit made significant improvement with Matt as the season went on.

"Re-signing Matt was definitely a priority for us. We are excited to bring him back, and we feel that both he and Sam provides us with two valuable weapons in the kicking game."

He has made 163 of 200 field goals in his career (81.5 percent) and has also made 11 of 13 field goals in the playoffs. Teams he has been on have made the playoffs the past four seasons.

Prater is the third of their own free agents to re-sign this week, joining defensive end Darryl Tapp and quarterback Dan Orlovsky.