5 teams who could trade for Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker

4. Los Angeles Rams

Matthew Stafford doesn't appear ready to retire anytime soon, as he makes a push for guaranteed money in his contract beyond this year. But the Rams have toyed with the idea of who Stafford's successor will be, drafting Stetson Bennett in the fourth round last year. Jimmy Garoppolo came in on a one-year deal this offseason to backup Stafford, and he's also suspended for the first two games this season.

General manager Brad Holmes' long history in the Rams' front office could play a role in a potential deal here. The Rams need to consider who will backup Stafford when Garoppolo is unavailable or on some level who will eventually replace Stafford, and Hooker could make a lot of sense on both fronts.

3. New Orleans Saints

The Saints are basically married to Derek Carr for the next two years, though they could make a move to part ways next offseason if things particularly don't go well this season. They did draft Spencer Rattler as their potential quarterback of the future, but other than that the depth chart is....let's just say uninspiring (Jake Haener, Nathan Peterman).

It's easy to put Hooker in a similar place as Rattler, in terms of development to do and being an unknown quantity as a future starter. But the Saints can rationale a trade for Hooker if they want to, if if only to add more talent to their depth chart behind Carr.