According to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Detroit Lions are re-signing backup quarterback David Blough for a fourth season.
Blough had previously been eligible for a restricted free agent tender, but the Lions elected to let him hit free agency before bringing him back. Terms of the deal have not been announced but based on similar situations, it is expected to be somewhere near the league minimum—likely slightly above—which he has played at the last three seasons in Detroit.
Despite being traded for by the previous regime, the Lions 2021 coaching staff and front office elected to retain Blough last season, and with the league's COVID-19 restrictions still in place at the time, the Lions opted to keep three quarterbacks on the roster.