The Lions have added a veteran to their quarterbacks room. The team has agreed to terms with quarterback Kyle Allen, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
Since catching on with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2018, Allen has bounced around the league a bit. In addition to Carolina, the quarterback has had stints with Washington, Houston, Buffalo, and (most recently) Pittsburgh.
He got his longest look as a starter with the Panthers in 2019. He went 5-7 in 12 starts that season, completing 62 percent of his passes for 3,322 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions. Since then, Allen has gone 1-5 in starts with Washington and Houston.
After serving as the Bills’ victory cigar in 2023, Allen caught on with the Steelers last offseason. He spent the season behind Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, completing his only pass attempt (to George Pickens for 19 yards) in Week 5.
In Detroit, he’ll be joining a depth chart that still features Hendon Hooker and Jake Fromm as Jared Goff‘s backups. A 2023 third-round pick, Hooker got all the looks as QB2 in 2024, completing six of his nine pass attempts in three appearances. Fromm earned two starts with the Giants in 2021 and hasn’t made a regular-season appearances since that time.
What is the point just of this signing? They keep signing oft insured players and guys who won’t ever play a game.Just sign an edge rusher to play opponent Hutch.
Teams are building toward a 90 man roster. They all have to sign guys who aren’t going to sniff a regular season game. They’re going to churn a lot too. Who do you even want them to sign at this point? Ojulari? Von? The draft and trade market are more likely to get you an answer there at this point.