According to insider Jordan Schultz and others, the Detroit Lions are waiving quarterback Hendon Hooker. The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Despite entering camp as the favorite to win Detroit’s backup job and with a strong start to camp, Hooker struggled immensely this preseason. In four games, he completed just 22-of-40 passes for 187 yards, three interceptions, …
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Lions head coach Dan Campbell recently suggested quarterback Hendon Hooker could potentially use a change of scenery. Now, Detroit is giving Hooker a chance to find a new team. According to multiple reports, the Lions are waiving Hooker as part of their cuts to reduce their roster to 53 players. Hooker, 27, was a third-round pick in 2023 after a …
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Hendon Hooker’s days in Detroit may be coming to an end. Hooker, the third-year quarterback who turned in a disappointing preseason, has lost the Lions’ backup quarterback competition to Kyle Allen. And when Lions head coach Dan Campbell was asked about potentially keeping Hooker as the third quarterback, Campbell suggested that Hooker may be better off elsewhere. “How much development …
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Lions head coach Dan Campbell wasn’t happy with his team’s overall performance in Thursday night’s Hall of Fame Game, but he found a little to like about the way the team’s quarterbacks performed. Kyle Allen and played the first half before giving way to Hendon Hooker, who is competing with Allen for the No. 2 job behind Jared Goff. Allen …
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The Lions drafted quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round in 2023, but through two NFL seasons Hooker has played only in garbage time, and late last season the Lions brought in veteran Teddy Bridgewater and put him ahead of Hooker on the depth chart to back up Jared Goff. As the Lions open training camp this year, Bridgewater is …
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