It's just exhibition football, but former UC Davis quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan threw for 225 yards and a touchdown on Thursday in the Detroit Lions' 27-26 win over the Bengals. O'Sullivan was 12-for-19 and combined with Detroit's other backup QB, Dan Orlovsky, for three touchdowns and two interceptions. His touchdown was an 83-yard bomb in the second quarter to Shaun McDonald.
As you might remember, O'Sullivan is coming off an excellent season in NFL Europa where he was co-MVP of the league and led the Frankfurt Galaxy to the Arena Bowl.
The Lions are O’Sullivan’s seventh NFL team. It will be worth keeping an eye on whether he can beat out Orlovsky for the No. 2 job. One would think the Lions would be a good opportunity for O'Sullivan. One, offensive coordinator Mike Martz's offense is pass-happy. Two, the Lions appear to have a number of talented receivers like Roy Williams and rookie Calvin Johnson. Three, the starting QB is Jon Kitna, not exactly the kind of guy who is guaranteed to start all 16 games. And lastly, it's the Lions. They should be playing catch-up in a number of games.
Ex-UCD wide receiver Tony Kays, who is on the Bengals' roster, had one pass thrown his way in the fourth quarter but did not post any stats.
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