Lions to start David Blough for ailing QB Jeff Driskel

The Detroit Lions will start undrafted rookie David Blough at quarterback on Thanksgiving against the Chicago Bears due to injuries to Jeff Driskel and Matthew Stafford.

Driskell will serve as Blough's backup, and quarterback-turned-tight end Logan Thomas could be a potential fallback option if needed.

The Lions acquired Blough at the league's cutdown deadline after the preseason in a trade with Cleveland. They've kept him on the roster all season as a third quarterback but he has yet to play a snap.

Now he'll start.

Blough's opportunity came because Driskel, who has started in place of Stafford, has been dealing with a hamstring injury suffered against Washington on Sunday. Driskel said…