David Marshall Blough (born July 31, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was Purdue’s backup quarterback in 2015 and led the Boilermakers to a win against Nebraska. As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, he started 12 games and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Blough was selected by ESPN.com as the thirty-fifth best high school quarterback. He signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent at the conclusion of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Following an injury to Lions starter Matthew Stafford and backup quarterback Jeff Driskel during the 2019 season, Blough assumed the starting role for the final five games of the Lions’ 2019 season.
Blough was traded to the Detroit Lions in an exchange that also saw the teams swap conditional seventh-round draft picks.[57][58] On November 27, 2019, following injuries to Matthew Stafford and backup quarterback Jeff Driskel, Blough was named the starting quarterback for the Lions for their game on Thanksgiving Day against the Chicago Bears, making it his first NFL start.[59] Blough completed the game with 22 completed passes on 38 attempts for 280 yards with two touchdowns and an interception but the Lions lost 24–20.[60] During the game he threw for his first NFL completion on a 75-yard touchdown pass to Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay.[61] In Week 14 at the Minnesota Vikings, Blough threw for 205 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions and was sacked five times in a 20–7 Lions loss.[62] In Week 15 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Blough threw for 260 yards and 2 interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, in a 38–17 Lions loss.[63] In week 16, against the Denver Broncos Blough threw for 117 yards and a touchdown in a 27–17 Lions loss.[64] In Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers, Blough threw for 122 yards and an interception and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Danny Amendola during the 23–20 loss.[65] Blough finished the 2019 NFL season going 94-of-174 throwing for 984 yards with four touchdowns and six interceptions.[66]
On September 5, 2020, Blough was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[67][68] He was promoted to the active roster on October 17
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