After browsing social media throughout the preseason, it was clear that the majority of Detroit Lions‘ fans were not too happy with how their team looked. The offense struggled, the defense struggled, and even new head coach Matt Patricia had a few mental errors.
That being said, the preseason is over and it has absolutely nothing to do with how the Lions will perform in Week 1 when they take on the New York Jets on Monday Night Football.
According to Bovada, the Lions are currently a healthy 7-point favorite over Jets on MNF.
It’s not much of a surprise that the Lions are favored by a touchdown as the game will be played at Ford Field against a Jets team that is coming off of a 5-11 2017 campaign.
What do you think, Nation? Will the Lions look like a different team than they did in the preseason and take care of business against the Jets?
BONUS CONTENT:
LOOK: Detroit Lions 53-man roster revealed
Saturday was a very difficult day for hundreds of players around the National Football League as teams were required to cut their roster to 53 by 4 p.m. This included the Detroit Lions, who trimmed their roster by 22 in order to get down to 53.
Here are the players who did not make the final cut, via the Detroit Lions:
RELEASED (VESTED VETERANS)
LB Jonathan Freeny
C Wesley Johnson
TE Sean McGrath
CB DeShawn Shead
WAIVED
DE Alex Barrett
WR Jace Billingsley
LB Freddie Bishop
WR Dontez Ford
CB Mike Ford
CB Chris Jones
WR Chris Lacy
DT Jeremiah Ledbetter
S Rolan Milligan
QB Jake Rudock
LB Darnell Sankey
P Ryan Santoso
T Dan Skipper
RB Dwayne Washington
PLACED ON RESERVE/INJURED
RB Zach Zenner
PLACE ON RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
WR Andy Jones
TRADED
Lions trade T Corey Robinson to the Carolina Panthers for an undisclosed future draft selection.
WAIVED FROM RESERVE/INJURED
DT Toby Johnson
*To find out who made the 53-man roster, please click the link below!
https://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-lions-news/ddrysdale/detroit-lions-53-man-roster-revealed/09-2018/195581/
