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The Detroit Lions preseason is over, meaning roster cuts season is upon us. Over the next day or so, Lions coaches will be agonizing over which players will make the team, while players will be anxiously waiting by their phones hoping to hear nothing. It's a stressful time for everyone involved, but it's an unfortunately necessary evil for building a final roster.
By Saturday, Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. ET, the Lions must be down to a 53-man roster. Remember, we don't always hear about the cuts until after the deadline, so try to remain patient.
While we wait, here is some reading material for you:
- Jeremy's final 53-man roster prediction
- Andrew's final 53-man roster prediction
- Kent's final 53-man roster prediction
- Practice squad rules
- Lions eligible for the practice squad
- Roster cuts rules, deadlines, etc.
UPDATES:
- Friday, Sept. 2 - 8:10 p.m. ET - Lions waive C Gabe Ikard
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 11:30 a.m. ET - Lions waive WR TJ Jones
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 11:50 a.m. ET - Lions waive OT Brandon Thomas
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 12:00 p.m. ET - Lions waive WR Jace Billingsley
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 12:20 p.m. ET - Lions cut LB Khaseem Greene
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 1 p.m. ET - Lions waive RB George Winn
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 1:20 p.m. ET - Lions waive S Isaiah Johnson
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 2:10 p.m. ET - Lions release OT Michael Ola
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 3 p.m. ET - Lions waive Jake Rudock
- Saturday, Sept. 3 - 3:15 p.m. ET - Lions waive TE Adam Fuehne
- Saturday, Sept. 4 - 4:30 p.m. ET - Lions waive CB Alex Carter, WR Quinshad Davis, LB Jayson DiManche, LB Zaviar Gooden, WR Jay Lee, T Luke Marquardt, DT Caraun Reid, DT Gabe Wright, DB Charles Washington; Release: C Lemuel Jeanpierre, CB Darrin Walls; Suspended: Andrew Quarles.
| Players currently on roster: 53 | |||
| QB Matthew Stafford | TE Eric Ebron | DE Ziggy Ansah | CB Darius Slay |
| QB Dan Orlovsky | DE Devin Taylor | CB Nevin Lawson | |
| TE Cole Wick | DE Wallace Gilberry | CB Quandre Diggs | |
| DE Brandon Copeland | CB Johnson Bademosi | ||
| RB Ameer Abdullah | TE Orson Charles | DE Anthony Zettel | |
| RB Theo Riddick | |||
| RB Zach Zenner | DT Haloti Ngata | CB Adairius Barnes | |
| RB Dwayne Washington | OT Riley Reiff | DT Tyrunn Walker | |
| OT Taylor Decker | |||
| DT A'Shawn Robinson | S Glover Quin | ||
| FB Michael Burton | OT Cornelius Lucas | DT Khyri Thornton | S Rafael Bush |
| OT Corey Robinson | DT Stefan Charles | S Tavon Wilson | |
| WR Marvin Jones | S Miles Killebrew | ||
| WR Golden Tate | DT Kerry Hyder | S Don Carey | |
| OG Laken Tomlinson | |||
| WR Anquan Boldin | OG Larry Warford | LB DeAndre Levy | |
| WR Andre Roberts | OG Joe Dahl | LB Tahir Whitehead | K Matt Prater |
| LB Josh Bynes | |||
| LB Kyle Van Noy | P Sam Martin | ||
| C Travis Swanson | LB Antwione Williams | ||
| C Graham Glasgow | LB Jon Bostic | LS Don Muhlbach | |