As the preseason comes to a close next Thursday, the Detroit Lions will be faced with some tough decisions. Position battles seem to be extra tight this year, and the Lions will have to unfortunately cut some talented players.
Here's the roster as it currently stands:
Players currently on roster: 88 |
QB Matthew Stafford QB Dan Orlovsky QB Kellen Moore QB Garrett Gilbert
RB Joique Bell RB Ameer Abdullah RB Theo Riddick RB George Winn RB Zach Zenner RB Desmond Martin
FB Emil Igwenagu FB Michael Burton
WR Calvin Johnson WR Golden Tate WR Lance Moore WR Corey Fuller WR Jeremy Ross WR TJ Jones WR Ryan Broyles WR Greg Salas WR Andrew Peacock WR Vernon Johnson
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TE Eric Ebron TE Brandon Pettigrew TE Joseph Fauria TE Deon Butler TE Casey Pierce TE Jacob Maxwell
OT Riley Reiff OT LaAdrian Waddle OT Cornelius Lucas OT Corey Robinson OT Xavier Proctor
OG Laken Tomlinson OG Larry Warford OG Manny Ramirez OG Torrian Wilson OG Al Bond
C Travis Swanson C Taylor Boggs C Braxston Cave C Joe Madsen
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DE Ziggy Ansah DE Jason Jones DE Devin Taylor DE Darryl Tapp DE Larry Webster DE Corey Wootton DE Phillip Hunt DE Erik Williams
DT Haloti Ngata DT Tyrunn Walker DT Caraun Reid DT Gabe Wright DT Jermelle Cudjo DT Roy Philon DT Kerry Hyder DT Jerel Worthy
LB DeAndre Levy LB Stephen Tulloch LB Tahir Whitehead LB Travis Lewis LB Josh Bynes LB Kyle Van Noy LB Julian Stanford LB Brandon Copeland LB Justin Cherocci
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CB Darius Slay CB Rashean Mathis CB Nevin Lawson CB Josh Wilson CB Quandre Diggs CB Alex Carter CB Crezdon Butler CB R.J. Stanford CB Chris Owens CB Jocquel Skinner
S Glover Quin S James Ihedigbo S Don Carey S Isa Abdul-Quddus S Nate Ness S Isaiah Johnson S Brian Suite
K Matt Prater K Kyle Brindza
P Sam Martin
LS Don Muhlbach
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When do the Lions need to get down to 75 players?
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 4 p.m. ET.
When do the Lions need to get down to 53 players?
Saturday, Sept. 5, 4 p.m. ET.