From now till 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, NFL common managers will agonize over their roster. With most rosters presently at 80 gamers, all NFL groups should trim that to 53 by Tuesday’s deadline. Not solely are these decisions extraordinarily exhausting to make, however the emotional toll may be devastating for the coaches, directors and—in fact—the gamers themselves.
For the Detroit Lions, it seems like coach Dan Campbell and common supervisor Brad Holmes have a lot more durable selections forward of them than in Yr 1 of the regime. The Lions are going to have to chop some proficient gamers who will seemingly discover a dwelling elsewhere. Detroit can even seemingly scour the waiver wire on their very own, too, including a participant or two who didn’t spend a second in Lions coaching camp.
It’s the merciless actuality of the NFL, however a essential step to get us to the common season.
Final 12 months, the Lions break up their cuts between Monday and Tuesday, and there’s no motive to consider they’ll change that this 12 months. So our 2022 roster cuts tracker has been posted vivid and early to provide the newest transactions for the Lions whereas supplying you with an summary of the place the roster presently stands.
Newest cuts:
Injured record:
Greg Bell, RB — Injured Reserve, not eligible to play in 2022
Jason Cabinda, FB — reserve/PUP
Jameson Williams, WR — reserve/NFI
Romeo Okwara, EDGE — reserve/PUP
Josh Paschal, EDGE — reserve/PUP
Present Lions roster: 75 gamers
Quarterback (3)
Jared Goff
David Blough
Tim Boyle
Working again (6)
D’Andre Swift
Jamaal Williams
Craig Reynolds
Godwin Igwebuike
Justin Jackson
Jermar Jefferson
Huge receiver (7)
DJ Chark
Josh Reynolds
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Kalif Raymond
Quintez CephusTom Kennedy — (per Tom Pelissero)
Trinity Benson
Maurice Alexander Kalil Pimpleton — (per Aaron Wilson), POD story
Tight finish (5)
T.J. Hockenson
Brock Wright
James Mitchell
Shane ZylstraDevin Funchess — (per Jordan Schultz), POD story
Derek Deese Jr.
Offensive line (13)
Taylor Decker
Jonah Jackson
Frank Ragnow
Halapoulivaati Vaitai
Penei Sewell
Matt Nelson
Evan Brown
Tommy Kraemer
Logan Stenberg
Dan Skipper
Obinna Eze
Kevin Jarvis
Darrin PauloKendall Lamm — (per Dave Birkett), POD story
Inside line of defense (7)
Michael Brockers
Alim McNeill
Levi Onwuzurike
Isaiah Buggs
Demetrius Taylor
Bruce Hector
Jashon Cornell
Edge rusher (7)
Aidan Hutchinson
Charles Harris
Julian Okwara
Austin Bryant
John Cominsky
James Houston
Eric Banks
Linebacker (6)
Alex Anzalone
Derrick Barnes
Malcolm Rodriguez
Chris Board
Anthony Pittman
Josh WoodsJarrad Davis — (per Ian Rapoport), POD story
Cornerback (11)
Amani Oruwariye
Jeff Okudah
Will Harris
Bobby Value
AJ Parker
Mike Hughes
Chase Lucas
Jerry Jacobs (lively/PUP)
Saivion Smith
Cedric Boswell
Mark Gilbert
Security (6)
Tracy Walker
DeShon Elliott
Ifeatu Melifonwu
Kerby Joseph
JuJu Hughes
C.J. Moore
Specialists (4)
Jack Fox (P)
Scott Daly (LS)
Austin Seibert (Okay)
Riley Patterson (Okay)
