The career path of Connor Cook hasn’t exactly been an impressive, upward-trending one. He went from all-time leading passer for Michigan State to fourth-round draft pick to free agent after Jon Gruden and the Raiders cut him.
Cook bounced around from practice squad to practice squad until he finally inked a deal with the Detroit Lions following the conclusion of their 2018 season.
This is a surprising move seeing as Cook’s career looked to be over in the league after failing to stick anywhere, but he’s getting a second chance with the Lions. Even more interesting is the fact that the Lions parted ways with former Michigan quarterback Jake Rudock to make room for the former Spartan.