Editing Jon Kitna (section)

===Detroit Lions===
====2006 season====
On March 14, he signed with the [[Detroit Lions]] as an [[unrestricted free agent]], to compete with [[Josh McCown]] for the quarterback position.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=John |author-link=John Clayton (sportswriter) |date=March 14, 2006 |title=Kitna agrees to four-year deal with Lions |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2368184 |access-date=April 30, 2020 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> Kitna was named the starter and became the first quarterback in franchise history to take every snap in a single-season.

He registered 372 completions (franchise record), 596 attempts (franchise record), 62.4 pass completion rate (second in franchise history), 4,208 passing yards (second in franchise history), 21 touchdowns (fourth in franchise history) and 22 interceptions. He also became the second quarterback in franchise history after [[Scott Mitchell (quarterback)|Scott Mitchell]], to pass for 4,000 yards in one season. His four 300-yard passing games were the fourth-most in the NFL.

====2007 season====
The Lions offense was ranked ninth in the league in passing, with Kitna starting all 16 games, while throwing for 4,068 yards, 18 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. He set a single-game franchise record and a personal career-high with 442 passing yards against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. He became the first quarterback in franchise history with back-to-back 4,000-yard seasons.

====2008 season====
Kitna suffered a back injury in the fourth game of the season and was placed on the [[injured reserve list]] on October 14. The Lions became the first NFL team to finish a season with no wins and 16 losses.

He passed [[Charlie Batch]] for the eighth place on Detroit's all-time passing list with 9,034 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/4157/news/ |title=Jon Kitna |website=sports.yahoo.com |language=en-US |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> He finished with 68-of-120 (56.7%) for 758 yards and 5 touchdowns.

On February 28, [[2009 NFL season|2009]], he was traded to the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in exchange for [[cornerback]] [[Anthony Henry (American football)|Anthony Henry]].