Lions looking into options for depth at quarterback with Hendon Hooker still in concussion protocol

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – Detroit Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker was still in concussion protocol, three days after he was injured in a preseason game against the New York Giants.

Lions coach Dan Campbell said Sunday that the team is looking into signing another player at the position so starter Jared Goff and potential backup Nate Sudfeld are not the only healthy quarterbacks for this week’s exhibition game at Kansas City.

Hooker was hurt in the third quarter on a run after leaving the pocket Friday night against the Giants, playing for the first time in 21 months since tearing a ligament in his left knee as a fifth-year senior for the Tennessee Volunteers.

He was 5 of 9 for 36 yards and had four carries for 34 yards, including a 16-yard run, in his professional debut.

Detroit drafted Hooker in the third round last year, knowing he would likely not play as a rookie and hoping he would at least develop into a dependable backup.

The defending NFC North champions gave Goff a $212 million, four-year extension in May and want to keep him upright for the regular season, which starts in less than a month, in their quest to reach the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.