Going back a year or so, and right through to Day 1 of training camp, Hendon Hooker's future with the Detroit Lions has seemed very up in the air. It's almost as if using a third-round pick on an older quarterback prospect who was working his way back from a torn ACL, and who came from a simplified college offense, was destined to not work out. And with Jared Goff not going anywhere as the Lions' starting quarterback, Hooker has no path to taking over anytime soon.
When the Lions brought Teddy Bridgewater back late last season, then elevated him over Hooker as the No.