The Detroit Lions, left with only two quarterbacks because of an injury to starter Scott Mitchell, signed former Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta on Tuesday.

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Mitchell, who broke a bone in his right wrist in Sunday's loss to Green Bay, was placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season.Torretta, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1992 at Miami, spent last season with Minnesota.

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