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
So, with those players left on the outside looking in, here is what the current Detroit Lions 53-man roster looks like. Remember, there could be additions/subtractions prior to the Lions Week 1 matchup against the New York Jets.
Quarterback (2)
Matthew Stafford
Matt Cassel
Running Back (5)
Ameer Abdullah
Nick Bellore (FB)
LeGarrette Blount
Kerryon Johnson
Theo Riddick
Wide Receiver (6)
Marvin Jones
Golden Tate
Kenny Golladay
TJ Jones
Brandon Powell
Bradley Marquez
Offensive Line (10)
Taylor Decker
Frank Ragnow
Graham Glasgow
T.J. Lang
Rick Wagner
Joe Dahl
Tyrell Crosby
Kenny Wiggins
Brian Mihalik
Leo Koloamatangi
Tight End (4)
Luke Willson
Levine Toilolo
Hakeem Valles
Michael Roberts
Defensive Line (4)
Ricky Jean Francois
Sly Williams
A’Shawn Robinson
Da’Shawn Hand
Defensive End (3)
Ezekiel Ansah
Kerry Hyder
Anthony Zettel
Linebacker (7)
Jarrad Davis
Devon Kennard
Eli Harold
Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Christian Jones
Miles Killebrew
Trevor Bates
Cornerback (4)
Darius Slay
Nevin Lawson
Jamal Agnew
Teez Tabor
Safety (5)
Glover Quin
Quandre Diggs
Tavon Wilson
Tracy Walker
Charles Washington
Special Teams (3)
Matt Prater (K)
Sam Martin (P)
Don Muhlbach (LS)
