"The Lions were one of 14 teams that carried three quarterbacks all season, and one of five -- the Colts, Jets, 49ers and Panthers were the others, according to Stats LLC -- who never dressed their third quarterback on game day.

But general manager Martin Mayhew said he liked having three QBs on his roster and was still evaluating whether to carry that many next season.

"You make those decisions probably in August, when we start putting our roster together trying to find the best 53," Mayhew said last week. "If that third quarterback is one of the best 53, then we'll probably keep three.""