When the Detroit Lions released their list of inactives ahead of the playoff game against the Washington Commanders on Saturday night, quarterback Hendon Hooker was on the list. Here's why the Lions opted to go in a different direction for their backup quarterback behind Jared Goff.

While the Jaguars and Bears already have a quarterback in place, the Raiders do not, which led one Raiders insider to float the idea of Las Vegas trading for Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker if ...

Ben Johnson is clearly their number one target. What would you think about a trade for Hendon Hooker?" "He gots a couple of years of experience in the the Ben Johnson system. He comes in he has ...

Among the players whom the Lions deemed inactive for Sunday's game are Kevin Zeitler, Pat O'Connor, Giovanni Manu, Colby Sorsdal, Brodric Martin, Hendon Hooker and Mitchell Agude. Zeitler and O ...

"Maybe Ben Johnson takes Hendon Hooker with him wherever he goes," this writer said. "Maybe he gets that front office personnel to throw out a second-round pick to the Lions, a little favor.

That player was quarterback Hendon Hooker, who served as the Lions' backup signal-caller during the regular season after beating out veteran Nate Sudfeld during the offseason. Due to his inactive ...