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We made it to the initial Detroit Lions 53-man roster. After the official transactions from the Lions got processed through, the team technically only has 52 players on it. That’s one of a handful of unexpected developments from Detroit here. That will get remedied in the coming hours. In the meantime, here is the initial

We have our first true stunner from the Lions at the roster cutdown period. Reports indicate the Lions are releasing backup quarterback Mate Sudfeld. Source: The #Lions are releasing QB Nate Sudfeld, who has spent plenty of time as No. 2 QB. Now, it appears it’s Hendon Hooker who has won the job. Sudfeld has

The Detroit Lions held a walkthrough practice on Sunday, a day after the home preseason win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was a low-key session, but one that saw a lot of the walking wounded return to action for Detroit. Head coach Dan Campbell revealed a very positive participation report for the Sunday session during

The Detroit Lions must reduce the roster down to the 53-man limit before the deadline at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27th. It’s a tough time with a quick turnaround from the final preseason game. The Lions haven’t made any official transactions yet, but several moves are already reported as of Monday evening. Most notable

The process of trimming down the Detroit Lions roster from the preseason limit of 90 to the regular season allotment of just 53 is underway. The cuts are beginning with a couple of veteran wide receivers, according to a report from Jordan Schultzreport from Jordan Schultz. Donovan Peoples-Jones is the most prominent name. The Detroit

The Lions are keeping rookie offensive guard Christian Mahogany (undisclosed illness) on the non-football injury list, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Lions are placing CB Emmanuel Moseley on IR and he is eligible to come back this season. They are also keeping guard Christian Mahogany on the NFI list, and he is eligible to return after

The Lions are placing cornerback Emmanuel Moseley on injured reserve, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He will be eligible to return to the team later this season. Lions are placing CB Emmanuel Moseley on IR and he is eligible to come back this season. They are also keeping guard Christian Mahogany on the NFI list, and

Last year during the NFL Trade Deadline, the Detroit Lions made somewhat of a surprising move by trading for Donovan Peoples-Jones. The Lions gave up a 6th round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to acquire him from the Cleveland Browns. Certainly, it was a roll of the dice for a receiver who had recorded

It’s Sunday afternoon as I’m writing this. The Detroit Lions finished their preseason with a nice comeback win over the Pittsburgh Steelers about 24 hours ago. That final exhibition game was the last chance for many players to either validate a spot on the Lions’ 53-man roster or play their way more onto the bubble.

The Detroit Lions have one of the best fanbases in the entire NFL. They even flock to a preseason game in which the quarterbacks were Hendon Hooker and Jake Fromm. 51,976 members of the Lions’ following made the trip to Ford Field for Detroit’s preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a game won by the

DJ Reader, who has yet to practice this preseason, was removed from the PUP (physically unable to perform) list today which allows him to start the individual drills that Dan Campbell forecasted last week. The Lions did have the option of keeping him on the PUP list into the regular season which would have made

One of the mysteries of the Detroit Lions’ 53-man roster construction was solved on Sunday. The Lions announced that veteran defensive tackle DJ Reader has been activated from the physically-unable-to-perform (PUP) list. Reader joins the active roster now that he’s cleared his physical. The 30-year-old nose tackle has been sidelined all offseason as he recovers

The NFL gets very busy this week, with all 32 teams trimming their rosters from a maximum of 90 for the preseason down to 53 players by Tuesday, August 27th at 4 p.m. ET. Some teams have already started their cuts, notably the Cincinnati Bengals, after their final preseason games. All the players flooding the

Brodric Martin, the Lions 3rd round pick in 2023, hurt his right knee late in the 3rd quarter of the final preseason game vs the Steelers. This is an important preseason for Martin who the Lions hope can take a 2nd year leap in productivity. The injury video is obscured, but you can see Martin