Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have found an upgrade at backup quarterback. After trading back twice, and out of the second round, the Lions selected Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round with the No. 68 overall pick.
Hooker, 25, who suffered a torn ACL in late November, is otherwise coming off two excellent seasons at Tennessee. In 24 games, he completed 68.8% of his passes with 58 touchdowns to just five interceptions.
"You guys have all heard, ‘Oh, spread offense, fast, they go high-tempo, all that stuff,'" Lions general manager Brad Holmes said.