Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have established the team’s initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season. Below is the result, followed by a list of players who were cut to achieve the end product. 53-man roster Quarterbacks: Jared Goff, Teddy Bridgewater Running backs: Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery, Jason Cabinda Wide receivers: Amon-Ra St. Brown,
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Associated Press Orchard Park, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made the cut, a person with direct knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Bills have not announced their final cuts in paring their roster to 53 players. The NFL
Here’s the full list of moves the Lions made today on their cut down to a 53-man roster: RELEASED: TE Darrell, Daniels, RB Craig Reynolds, RB Benny Snell. WAIVED: WR Maurice Alexander, OG Kayode Awosika, S Brady Breeze, C Brad Cecil, WR Dylan Drummond, DL Cory Durden, OT Connor Galvin, S Brandon Joseph, CB Chase
Allen Park — It’s the time of the NFL season no one likes. Over the next few days, culminating with the league’s 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, teams are required to trim their roster from the 90 players permitted in the offseason to 53 ahead of the regular season. That means nearly 1,200 players will
The Detroit Lions are getting one of the top cornerbacks back on the field, just in time for the regular season. The Lions will activate cornerback Emmanuel Moseley from the physically unable to perform list to the 53-man roster at Tuesday’s roster deadline, ESPN reported. Moseley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee
A few years ago, Jim Caldwell got a little upset with me. He didn’t like my question about protecting key players by keeping them out of meaningless preseason games. It was August 2017 and the Detroit Lions had just lost defensive end Kerry Hyder and linebacker Brandon Copeland for the year in the first preseason
Dan Campbell praised his backup offensive line Monday for how it handled stunts and blitzes from the Carolina Panthers’ defensive front, but the group’s improved play in the Detroit Lions‘ final preseason game wasn’t enough to convince team brass that most of that group deserved a spot on the 53-man roster. The Lions are keeping
Allen Park — It’s the time of the NFL season no one likes. Over the next few days, culminating with the league’s 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, teams are required to trim their roster from the 90 players permitted in the offseason to 53 ahead of the regular season. That means nearly 1,200 players will
Allen Park — This week, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell will meet with more than 30 players and tell them they didn’t make the team. It’s the toughest part of the job and there’s no good way to prepare for those difficult conversations. “There’s nothing worse than watching guys give
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said the team was down to its final few decisions with a little more than 24 hours before roster cuts were due. The Lions cut 13 players Sunday and have until 4 p.m. Tuesday to make 25 more moves to reach the 53-man limit. Campbell said he and general manager
Allen Park — This week, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell will meet with more than 30 players and tell them they didn’t make the team. It’s the toughest part of the job and there’s no good way to prepare for those difficult conversations. “There’s nothing worse than watching guys give
Detroit Lions quarterback Nate Sudfeld tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Friday’s preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers and will miss the 2023 season, a person familiar with the diagnosis told the Free Press on Monday. Sudfeld was injured on his only series of the game, when he stepped awkwardly while
Allen Park — Detroit Lions backup quarterback Nate Sudfeld reportedly suffered a torn ACL in the preseason finale, according to ESPN. Lions coach Dan Campbell declined to confirm the extent of Sudfeld’s injury Monday morning ahead of quarterback getting a second opinion. “Well, if it is the deal with Nate, it’s awful,” Campbell said. “I
It pays to be the boss. Or perhaps, in this situation, you must pay if your team is the boss. The Detroit Lions are, for a change, entering the season with real expectations. It’s something the team has fully embraced, much like the fans have fully embraced this Lions squad. That embracing will come with
Khalil Dorsey was sitting in his special teams meeting the night before the Detroit Lions’ preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers, scanning for his name on the screen. Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp was discussing the next night’s kickoff plans and Dorsey wasn’t in his usual “RF” position — right fullback — on the
Detroit Lions great Lem Barney is in failing health in Texas, and it’s unlikely he’ll return to Michigan amid a bitter family dispute involving his care and estate. Barney, 77, who is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is in advanced stages of dementia. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia in 2013, a
Allen Park — It’s the time of the NFL season no one likes. Over the next few days, culminating with the league’s 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, teams are required to trim their roster from the 90 players permitted in the offseason to 53 ahead of the regular season. That means nearly 1,200 players will
The Detroit Lions started roster cuts with their first wave of moves Saturday, letting go of a handful of players who are not expected to stick around on practice squad. Defensive tackle Christian Covington and center Alex Mollette were the first two reported cuts, and tight end Daniel Helm has joined them on the waiver
Allen Park — The players on the roster bubble for the Detroit Lions didn’t make it easier this week, with several delivering standout performances in the preseason finale. The back of the roster is as complicated of a puzzle to piece together as ever, but here’s a final prediction of what it might look like
The Detroit Lions have until 4 p.m. Tuesday to pare their 90-man roster to 53 players, but Lions coach Dan Campbell said he won’t need all that time to make most of the moves. “I don’t see this being one big cut,” Campbell said after the Lions’ preseason finale Friday against the Carolina Panthers. “I