Allen Park — Lions rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker can't do much of anything on a football field right now, but he's doing all the little things off the field that are positioning him to hit the ground running once he's medically cleared.
A third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Hooker is working his way back from an ACL injury he suffered last November. In the meantime, he isn't risking falling any further behind than he has to during his rehab. In fact, he's trying to stay ahead, every way he can.
That process started the night he was drafted.