Hooker operated as the backup to Jared Goff for the entire season, though he'll serve as the emergency quarterback in the Lions' playoff opener. Teddy Bridgwater has taken over as second on the depth ...

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 ...

Hendon Hooker's final season at Tennessee ended prematurely when the Volunteers quarterback tore his ACL in a Week 11 road loss to South Carolina, prompting immediate questions his draft stock.

"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.