and one touchdown as the Titans lost by a score of 16–10. On March 9, 2018, Cassel was released by the Titans. Detroit Lions On April 4, 2018, Cassel signed a one-year, $1,105,000 contract with the Detroit Lions. In the season opener against the New York Jets, Cassel made his Lions debut coming in relief of Matthew Stafford in the 48–17 blowout loss. He appeared in one other game in the 2018 season, a Week 16 27–9 loss to Cassel's former team, the Minnesota Vikings. NFL career statistics Regular season Postseason Personal life Cassel married his longtime girlfriend Lauren Killian, a former USC volleyball player, in February 2007; Carson Palmer was his best man. Cassel has three siblings: older brother Jack (who is married to Killian's USC roommate and teammate, Julie Mariani), younger brother Justin, and younger sister Amanda. Jack pitched for the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros. Justin pitched for the Chicago White Sox farm system for six seasons. Cassel is the son of Emmy-winning set decorator Barbara Cassel and Greg Cassel; they divorced when Cassel was 14. Cassel's father died on December 8, 2008. On the night of January 26, 2012, a fire broke out in a family's house in the village of Loch Lloyd, Missouri. Cassel, seeing smoke from the fire, ran to their house to alert them. The family was able to make it out of the fire alive. References External links USC Trojans bio 1982 births American Conference Pro Bowl players American football quarterbacks Buffalo Bills players Dallas Cowboys players Detroit Lions players Kansas City Chiefs players Living people Minnesota Vikings players New England Patriots players People from Chatsworth, Los Angeles People from Northridge, Los Angeles Players of American football from Los Angeles Tennessee Titans players USC Trojans baseball players USC Trojans football players