Lions Waive Riley Patterson, Activate Hendon Hooker

Lions Waive Riley Patterson, Activate Hendon Hooker

11 months ago

The Detroit Lions waived kicker Riley Patterson on Tuesday and activated rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker (knee) from the Non-Football Injury list in a corresponding move. The writing was on the wall for Patterson when Michael Badgley was active over him in Saturday's win over the Denver Broncos. The 24-year-old wasn't bad in 13 games for Detroit in 2023, going 15-for-17 on his field-goal tries while missing two of his 37 extra-point attempts. The 25-year-old Hooker could be the quarterback of the future in Detroit, but his first year in the NFL was always expected to be more of a medical redshirt year while recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in November of 2022. For the rest of this season, he'll practice with the team and try to learn behind Jared Goff and Teddy Bridgewater.

Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport