4. New Orleans Saints
The Saints should be looking to move off of Derek Carr this offseason, if they can. Even if they keep him. they need to figure out who their quarterback will be down the road. Spencer Rattler could be that guy, but that's at best unclear.
The Saints, as usual, are up against it in terms of cap space entering this offseason no matter what happens with Carr. They'll figure it out as they always do (and have to), but acquiring players on the cheaper side is likely going to be a natural part of the agenda.
Giving up a conditional late-round pick to see what Hooker might have, under the guidance of potential new head coach Kellen Moore, feels like a no-brainer for the Saints to consider.
3. Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys traded a fourth-round pick to the 49ers for Trey Lance in August of 2023. Then when Dak Prescott went down to injury this season, with Lance in the final year of his contract, they went with Cooper Rush, under the flimsy premise of "gives us the best chance to win" in a season that was clearly not going to go anywhere. Until it finally, completely didn't matter in Week 18, and Lance got the start then.
Jerry Jones might be the worst general manager in the NFL at this point, taking everything into account, and of course he'll never fire himself since he's also the Cowboys' owner. If the Lions are going to have any chance to get the more than they really should for Hooker it'll most likely be from Dallas, so Holmes should have a call to Jones on his radar if he ends up proactively initiating those trade talks.