Detroit Lions claim two players off waivers

On Saturday, the Detroit Lions made the necessary moves to trim their roster down to 53. But as we all know, the 53-man roster is a fluid thing and is likely to look a bit different before the Lions Week 1 matchup against the New York Jets.

According to reports, the Lions have claimed offensive tackle Andrew Donnal (formerly of the Ravens) and defensive back Dee Virgin (formerly of the Texans)

Lions waiver claims: OT Andrew Donnal from the Ravens and DB Dee Virgin from the Texans.

— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) September 2, 2018

Donnal, who was originally a fourth-round pick in 2015, played his first two seasons with the Rams. During his three-year career, he has played in 27 games but only played in six games last season with the Ravens.

Virgin signed with Houston Texans as an undrafted rookie free agent prior to the 2017 season but spent most of the campaign on the practice squad.

BONUS CONTENT:

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 read the rest of the article and to see which players made the 53-man roster, please click on the link below.

https://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-lions-news/ddrysdale/detroit-lions-53-man-roster-revealed/09-2018/195581/