Pride Of Detroit · Nov 28, 2019
Report: Lions 3rd-string QB David Blough expected to get 1st start vs. Bears
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty ImagesWith Matthew Stafford still rehabbing from a broken back, the Detroit Lions had went with a more mobile approach under backup Jeff Driskel. Driskel’s speed and threat as a scrambler gave the Lions a little bit of a different wrinkle on offense, but when it was reported that Driskel was dealing with a hamstring injury during a short week, the risk was present for the Lions to start their third-string quarterback against the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving.
That very scenario is going to be on full display as undrafted rookie quarterback David Blough is set to make his first career start on the national stage, as Ian Rappaport and others are now reporting.
