NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that the Detroit Lions plan on keeping rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker on the Non-Football Injury (NFI) list to start the 2023 NFL season, as expected.
Hooker, who was drafted with pick No. 68 in the third round of the NFL draft, is currently recovering from an ACL injury suffered last November at the University of Tennessee. Hooker was placed on the NFI list ahead of training camp and has been slowly acclimating to the NFL through pre-planned workouts with the training staff.
“We’ve got our training staff, our strength coaches that take him through a workout, and it’s really scripted,” coach Dan Campbell explained during training camp.