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Allen Park — The Detroit Lions added some depth at quarterback on Tuesday, bringing in Tom Savage to compete for the job backing up starter Matthew Stafford.
A fourth-round pick out of Pittsburgh in 2014, Savage spent his first four seasons with the Houston Texans. During that stretch, he appeared in 13 games, including nine starts. Through his career, the 6-foot-4, 230-pounder has completed 57.5 percent of his throws for 2,000 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions.
Savage joins a Detroit depth chart comfortably headed by Stafford, a 10-year veteran who has started 128 games, one of the longest streaks at the quarterback position in NFL history.