The Detroit Lions don’t expect rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker to play much, if at all, this season.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said on the “Green Light Podcast” with former NFL star Chris Long that the Lions are planning for Hooker, their third-round pick in last month’s NFL draft, to take “a redshirt year” this fall.
“Really, this is a redshirt year for him,” Campbell said. “He’s got to get this leg right first and then he’ll learn under Jared (Goff), and then let’s see what happens. If he can eventually become your two or maybe down the road, later on, it’s more than that, but it’s going to be a long time.