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Detroit Lions 2015 roster: Lions announce final five moves

The Detroit Lions have made their final six moves to reach the 53-man roster deadline.

Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

The Detroit Lions announced the final five cuts necessary to get their roster down to 53 players. The following players were released:

  • Torrian Wilson
  • Braxston Cave
  • Jermelle Cudjo
  • Julian Stanford
  • Nate Ness
UPDATE: The Lions have also made an additional move, and it involves Greg Salas:

The Lions are now down to the 53-man required by NFL rules. Here's a look at it below:

Players currently on roster: 53
QB Matthew Stafford TE Eric Ebron DE Ziggy Ansah CB Darius Slay
QB Dan Orlovsky TE Brandon Pettigrew DE Jason Jones CB Rashean Mathis
TE Tim Wright DE Devin Taylor CB Nevin Lawson
RB Joique Bell DE Darryl Tapp CB Josh Wilson
RB Ameer Abdullah OT Riley Reiff DE Phillip Hunt CB Quandre Diggs
RB Theo Riddick OT LaAdrian Waddle CB Alex Carter
RB Zach Zenner OT Cornelius Lucas DT Haloti Ngata
OT Corey Robinson DT Tyrunn Walker S Glover Quin
FB Michael Burton DT Caraun Reid S James Ihedigbo
OG Laken Tomlinson DT Gabe Wright S Don Carey
WR Calvin Johnson OG Larry Warford S Isa Abdul-Quddus
WR Golden Tate OG Manny Ramirez LB DeAndre Levy
WR Lance Moore LB Stephen Tulloch
WR Corey Fuller C Travis Swanson LB Tahir Whitehead K Matt Prater
WR TJ Jones C Taylor Boggs LB Travis Lewis
LB Josh Bynes P Sam Martin
LB Kyle Van Noy
LB Brandon Copeland LS Don Muhlbach

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