Bridgewater had been the emergency-only No. 3 QB, inactive on game days ever since re-signing with the Lions late in the year ...

That player was quarterback Hendon Hooker, who served as the Lions' backup signal-caller during the regular season after beating out veteran Nate Sudfeld during the offseason. Due to his inactive ...

Among the players whom the Lions deemed inactive for Sunday's game are Kevin Zeitler, Pat O'Connor, Giovanni Manu, Colby Sorsdal, Brodric Martin, Hendon Hooker and Mitchell Agude. Zeitler and O ...

"Maybe Ben Johnson takes Hendon Hooker with him wherever he goes," this writer said. "Maybe he gets that front office personnel to throw out a second-round pick to the Lions, a little favor.