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Detroit Lions trim to 75, place Brandon Pettigrew, Corey Fuller on PUP; release CB Brandon McGee

The Detroit Lions have their 75-man roster set.

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The Detroit Lions have reached their 75-man roster, as mandated by the NFL rules before the 4 p.m. ET deadline. After cutting their way down to 78 on Monday, the Lions designated two players to injured lists in order to have them not count against the active roster and released cornerback Brandon McGee.

For Brandon Pettigrew and Corey Fuller, that meant moving the two from the active/PUP list (preseason) to the reserve/PUP (regular season) list. The move means that both players are required to sit out the first six weeks of the season without practicing or playing with the team. Pettigrew is still recovering from a torn ACL in December, while Corey Fuller broke his foot during OTAs and underwent surgery shortly thereafter.

McGee was just recently signed by the Lions after releasing Keith Lewis. McGee spent less than a week with the team before being released. However, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions are planning on placing Jon Bostic on injured reserve. They cannot officially do that until the 75-man roster cuts are official, so you may see McGee return to the roster.

With these three moves, the Lions are down to the 75-man limit. Here’s a look at that roster:

Players currently on roster: 75
QB Matthew Stafford TE Eric Ebron DE Ziggy Ansah CB Darius Slay
QB Dan Orlovsky TE Andrew Quarless DE Devin Taylor CB Nevin Lawson
QB Jake Rudock TE Orson Charles DE Wallace Gilberry CB Quandre Diggs
TE Cole Wick DE Brandon Copeland CB Johnson Bademosi
RB Ameer Abdullah TE Adam Fuehne DE Anthony Zettel CB Darrin Walls
RB Theo Riddick TE Brandon Pettigrew (PUP) DE Deonte Gibson CB Alex Carter
RB Zach Zenner TE Matthew Mulligan DE Quanterus Smith CB Crezdon Butler
RB Dwayne Washington
CB Brandon McGee
RB George Winn OT Riley Reiff DT Haloti Ngata CB Adairius Barnes
OT Taylor Decker DT Tyrunn Walker CB Rashaad Reynolds
OT Michael Ola DT Caraun Reid CB Charles Washington
FB Michael Burton OT Cornelius Lucas DT A'Shawn Robinson
OT Corey Robinson DT Khyri Thornton S Glover Quin
WR Marvin Jones OT Luke Marquardt DT Stefan Charles S Rafael Bush
WR Golden Tate OT Chase Farris DT Gabe Wright S Tavon Wilson
WR TJ Jones DT Kerry Hyder S Miles Killebrew
WR Anquan Boldin OG Laken Tomlinson DT Louis Palmer S Don Carey
WR Andre Roberts OG Larry Warford S Isaiah Johnson
WR Jay Lee OG Joe Dahl LB DeAndre Levy
WR Quinshad Davis OG Brandon Thomas LB Tahir Whitehead K Matt Prater
WR Jace Billingsley OG Geoff Schwartz LB Josh Bynes K Devon Bell
WR Corey Fuller (PUP) LB Kyle Van Noy
C Travis Swanson LB Antwione Williams P Sam Martin
C Graham Glasgow LB Jon Bostic
C Gabe Ikard LB Khaseem Greene LS Don Muhlbach
C Lemuel Jeanpierre LB Chi Chi Ariguzo LS Jimmy Landes
LB Zaviar Gooden
LB Dominique Tovell