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After a busy day full of cuts, transactions and injury designations, the Detroit Lions have established their 53-man roster, as required by NFL rules. The day has been full of some surprises, some heartbreak and some great stories.
But the process isn’t over yet. With around 700 players just recently released by teams across the league, expect a lot of tinkering with rosters across the nation. The roster that you see below will likely not be the one that Lions will be sporting Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts.
Additionally, the Lions still need to establish their practice squad. Teams can start building their practice squad starting at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 4.
But before we get to the practice squad, take a look at the roster as it stands now. What are your initial thoughts on the team?
UPDATE: The Lions placed Josh Bynes on IR and signed LB Thurston Armbrister.
| layers currently on roster: 53 | |||
| QB Matthew Stafford | TE Eric Ebron | DE Ziggy Ansah | CB Darius Slay |
| QB Dan Orlovsky | TE Cole Wick | DE Devin Taylor | CB Nevin Lawson |
| TE Orson Charles | DE Wallace Gilberry | CB Quandre Diggs | |
| RB Ameer Abdullah | DE Brandon Copeland | CB Johnson Bademosi | |
| RB Theo Riddick | OT Riley Reiff | DE Anthony Zettel | CB Adairius Barnes |
| RB Zach Zenner | OT Taylor Decker | ||
| RB Dwayne Washington | OT Cornelius Lucas | DT Haloti Ngata | S Glover Quin |
| OT Corey Robinson | DT Tyrunn Walker | S Rafael Bush | |
| FB Michael Burton | DT A'Shawn Robinson | S Tavon Wilson | |
| OG Laken Tomlinson | DT Khyri Thornton | S Miles Killebrew | |
| WR Marvin Jones | OG Larry Warford | DT Stefan Charles | S Don Carey |
| WR Golden Tate | OG Joe Dahl | DT Kerry Hyder | |
| WR Anquan Boldin | K Matt Prater | ||
| WR Andre Roberts | C Travis Swanson | LB DeAndre Levy | |
| C Graham Glasgow | LB Tahir Whitehead | P Sam Martin | |
| LB Thurston Armbrister | |||
| LB Kyle Van Noy | LS Don Muhlbach | ||
| LB Antwione Williams | |||
| LB Jon Bostic | |||