Jets Sign QB Hendon Hooker to Practice Squad

The New York Jets bolstered their quarterback depth Thursday by signing former Detroit Lions third-round pick Hendon Hooker to the practice squad, amid ongoing injuries to their top signal-callers as the 2024 NFL season nears its end.

Hooker, a 27-year-old standout from the University of Tennessee, joins a quarterback room strained by the absences of veteran Tyrod Taylor, sidelined by a groin injury since Week 14, and Justin Fields, who has been dealing with a knee issue that kept him out of recent games. Undrafted rookie Brady Cook, who has started the past two contests, remains the active option, but the addition of Hooker provides emergency insurance. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Hooker was selected 68th overall by the Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft but missed his entire rookie year recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered late in his senior college season. He appeared in three games for Detroit this year, completing 6 of 9 passes for 62 yards, before the Lions released him in August. Hooker briefly joined the Carolina Panthers' practice squad earlier this season, only to be let go on November 4.

The move carries added familiarity for Jets head coach Aaron Glenn,...