Detroit Lions Nate Sudfeld mentoring Hendon Hooker during backup quarterback competition.
One of the most intriguing training camp battles to follow has been the competition between Hendon Hooker and Nate Sudfeld to be theBoth players have rotated between the second- and third-team offenses throughout the spring and into the fall. Because the battle has been so closely contested, it's hard to identify who has been leading the way to this point.has the upper hand based on experience and consistency, while Hooker has shown flashes of his high ceiling.
“Honestly, just continue to learn," Hooker said. "Don’t hang your head on a bad play or a bad day, it’s a learning experience, it’s part of the game. They’re gonna happen. But continue to just track and be better the next day, the next rep. Have a quick memory, erase that bad play, erase that good play. Whatever, just play the next play.”also dealt with a knee injury last year, which he suffered in the preseason finale and as a result missed the entire season.
"This year, I feel like, I've always been grateful to play the game, always loved it, but there's just something special when you have the game taken away from you from an injury. Some people, it derails a career, it derails opportunities. To have an opportunity to come back to prove that I can keep going and just prove that this knee is completely healthy, I just come in every day with a ton of gratitude.
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