two days later. On November 24, Henson was signed to a two-year contract off the practice squad to become the backup on the depth chart behind Culpepper. After relieving Culpepper in the 4th quarter of the 2008 Lions' Thanksgiving Day game, Henson was 1-for-2 passing, and fumbled on back-to-back plays. Culpepper also came out of a subsequent game for the final play of the fourth quarter where Henson stepped in and was sacked. On April 28, 2009, he was released after the Lions selected quarterback Matthew Stafford as the first overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. Personal life Henson's father was a former offensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan University. See also Lists of Michigan Wolverines football passing leaders List of multi-sport athletes List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League References External links 1980 births Living people People from Livingston County, Michigan Sportspeople from Metro Detroit Players of American football from Michigan Baseball players from Michigan American football quarterbacks Major League Baseball third basemen Gulf Coast Yankees players Tampa Yankees players Norwich Navigators players Chattanooga Lookouts players Columbus Clippers players New York Yankees players Michigan Wolverines football players Dallas Cowboys players Rhein Fire players Minnesota Vikings players Detroit Lions players New York Yankees scouts