The Detroit Lions invested a third-round pick in Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker before the 2023 season, when there was still plenty of doubt about the viability of Jared Goff as a franchise quarterback. That pick turned out to be one of the worst of the Dan Campbell era.
After throwing a whopping nine passes in the NFL and flaming out after a brutal 2025 preseason, the Lions finally said enough is enough with regards to Hooker. After languishing in the ranks of the unsigned for weeks, Detroit's old No. 2 has another shot at life in the pros.