Blough, who could return on the Lions' practice squad, made the Lions' initial 53-man roster Tuesday after outperforming Tim Boyle in training camp, but the team is moving forward with the veteran Sudfeld as Jared Goff 's backup to begin the season. The team signed veteran Nate Sudfeld Wednesday morning and made room for him on the 53-man roster by waiving quarterback David Blough. He doesn't like that too much, but he's a good sport. The Detroit Lions have a new backup quarterback. We still joke with him that he's a rookie until six weeks in, until he gets that accrued season. "We're going on 12 years and he's going into his second. "Blough is a baby, and, you know, Staff and I are sort of grandpas right now," Daniel said. Like the veterans, Blough also grew up in the Dallas area. The age gap between Stafford and Daniel and the much-younger Blough has also been a source of comic relief in the quarterback room. If anything, he's the one mentoring me on the offense." I mean, he's got a better grasp of the offense than me, so I'm really the one playing catch up. "Shoot, I remember when I was that young," Daniel said. "It was a long time ago and he's just going out there trying to make plays and doing such a good job. With the benefit of a year in the system, he's often performed better than Daniel during practice, temporarily flipping what should be a mentor-mentee relationship on its head. The Bills need to upgrade their offensive line. To his credit, Blough looks much improved this offseason. QB Josh Allen took a lot of big hits on scrambles and designed runs last season, and he says he played through an elbow injury since Week 9. It's been awesome just to watch him take that upon himself to push the team, and from that aspect of it, I couldn’t be more appreciative." It’s been great, it’s been unbelievable and for me. He’s competing really hard and wants everything to be perfect, and you love the drive of everything that he does right now. "He’s dialed in, locked into the coaching, the teaching, practice, meetings, his leadership has been outstanding," Lions coach Matt Patricia said. "I think he’s fired up every day out there. The Lions are hopeful he'll be able to recapture the form he was playing at through eight games last season, where he was being mentioned as an early MVP contender. After ending last season on injured reserve, snapping one of the longest start streaks for a quarterback in NFL history, Stafford is back at full strength. Blaine Gabbert was the longtime backup for TB12, with former Florida Gators QB Kyle Trask behind. Camp hasn't been without its hiccups, but for the most part, Stafford appears to be on top of his game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers don’t have many options at quarterback without Brady on the roster. Stafford's aggressiveness and arm strength was on full display during Saturday's scrimmage, threading a pair of long touchdown throws to Kenny Golladay.
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