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Greensboro native Hendon Hooker joins Carolina Panthers practice squad

August 29, 2025 by Fox 46

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — Former Dudley High School quarterback and college star Hendon Hooker is coming home.

The Charlotte Observer’s Mike Kaye reports that Hooker, a Greensboro native, is expected to sign with the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad.


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Hooker is entering his third season in the NFL after being selected by the Detroit Lions in the Third Round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

FILE - Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, March 3, 2023. Threw only five interceptions in 631 attempts at Tennessee, but did fumble 22 times. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
FILE – Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, March 3, 2023. Threw only five interceptions in 631 attempts at Tennessee, but did fumble 22 times. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Hooker’s rookie season in Detroit was something of a redshirt season as he continued to recover from a torn ACL he suffered during his final season at the University of Tennessee.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker suffers an injury while making a cut during the second half of the team’s NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Hooker left the game. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)

Hooker moved up the depth chart in 2024 as he won the backup quarterback competition for the Lions.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 24: Hendon Hooker #2 of the Detroit Lions throws a first half pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game at Ford Field on August 24, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Hooker made 3 in-game appearances for the Lions in 2024, mostly in mop-up duty during blowout victories. In those games, he completed 6 of his 9 passes for 66 yards, according to Pro Football Reference.

Hooker struggled during the 2025 preseason, completing only 55% of his passes for 187 yards, 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN-AUGUST 23: Quarterback Hendon Hooker (2) of the Detroit Lions looks to pass the ball during an NFL pre-season football game between the Houston Texans and the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on Saturday, August 23, 2025 (Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Earlier in the week, Lions head coach Dan Campbell suggested that Hooker may “need a change of scenery,” during a press conference. Hooker would be released by the Lions on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s 53-man roster deadline.

Now, Hooker appears to be returning to the state where he starred in high school, as he will join the Panthers’ practice squad.

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