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Below is a rundown of the Detroit Lions roster as of Jan. 8. It includes players who are under contract and players who are set to become free agents in March. Check it out:
| Position | Player | 2015 cap hit | Final year | Position | Player | 2015 cap hit | Final year | |
| QB | Matthew Stafford | $17,721,250 | 2017 | DE | Ziggy Ansah | $5,071,228 | 2016+TO | |
| Dan Orlovsky | - | UFA | Jason Jones | $3,983,334 | 2015 | |||
| Kellen Moore | - | RFA | George Johnson | - | RFA | |||
| RB | Joique Bell | $3,500,000 | 2016 | Darryl Tapp | - | UFA | ||
| Reggie Bush | $5,277,941 | 2016 | Devin Taylor | $660,146 | 2016 | |||
| Theo Riddick | $607,750 | 2016 | Larry Webster | $585,146 | 2017 | |||
| George Winn | $510,000 | 2015 | DT | Ndamukong Suh | $9,737,500 | UFA | ||
| FB | Jed Collins | - | UFA | Nick Fairley | - | UFA | ||
| Emil Igwenagu | Futures deal | 2016 | C.J. Mosley | - | UFA | |||
| WR | Calvin Johnson | $20,558,000 | 2019 | Andre Fluellen | - | UFA | ||
| Golden Tate | $5,350,000 | 2018 | Caraun Reid | $557,220 | 2017 | |||
| Jeremy Ross | - | ERFA | Xavier Proctor | Futures deal | 2016 | |||
| Corey Fuller | $510,000 | 2015 | Roy Philon | Futures deal | 2016 | |||
| Ryan Broyles | $1,170,432 | 2015 | Kerry Hyder | Futures deal | 2016 | |||
| TJ Jones | $536,550 | 2017 | LB | DeAndre Levy | $4,500,000 | 2015 | ||
| Andrew Peacock | Futures deal | 2016 | Stephen Tulloch | $5,800,000 | 2016 | |||
| Skye Dawson | Futures deal | 2016 | Tahir Whitehead | $713,000 | 2015 | |||
| TE | Brandon Pettigrew | $3,800,000 | 2017 | Josh Bynes | - | RFA | ||
| Eric Ebron | $2,783,897 | 2017+TO | Ashlee Palmer | - | UFA | |||
| Joseph Fauria | $589,168 | 2015 | Kyle Van Noy | $1,159,569 | 2017 | |||
| Kellen Davis | - | UFA | Julian Stanford | $660,000 | 2015 | |||
| Jordan Thompson | Futures deal | 2016 | Travis Lewis | $674,793 | 2015 | |||
| Ifeanyi Momah | Futures deal | 2016 | Jerrell Harris | Futures deal | 2016 | |||
| OT | Riley Reiff | $2,543,450 | 2015+TO | CB | Darius Slay | $1,442,537 | 2016 | |
| LaAdrian Waddle | $588,334 | 2015 | Rashean Mathis | - | UFA | |||
| Corey Hilliard | - | UFA | Cassius Vaughn | - | UFA | |||
| Cornelius Lucas | $516,666 | 2016 | Bill Bentley | $817,278 | 2015 | |||
| Michael Williams | Futures deal | 2016 | Nevin Lawson | $585,146 | 2017 | |||
| OG | Rob Sims | - | UFA | Mohammed Seisay | $510,000 | 2015 | ||
| Larry Warford | $849,250 | 2016 | Josh Thomas | - | UFA | |||
| Garrett Reynolds | - | UFA | Crezdon Butler | Futures deal | 2016 | |||
| Rodney Austin | $585,000 | 2015 | S | Glover Quin | $5,742,500 | 2017 | ||
| C | Dominic Raiola | - | UFA | James Ihedigbo | $2,000,000 | 2015 | ||
| Travis Swanson | $699,868 | 2017 | Don Carey | $995,000 | 2016 | |||
| Taylor Boggs | Futures deal | 2016 | Isa Abdul-Quddus | - | UFA | |||
| Braxston Cave | Futures deal | 2016 | Nate Ness | Futures deal | 2016 | |||
| K | Matt Prater | - | UFA | |||||
| P | Sam Martin | $625,075 | 2016 | |||||
| LS | Don Muhlbach | - | UFA |