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/
