Final Detroit Lions 53-man roster projection

Projecting the initial 53-man roster for the Detroit Lions at the NFL roster cutdown deadline

Training camp and the preseason have come and gone. The Detroit Lions, like all other NFL teams, have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 30th to reduce the roster from the current 80 down to 53.

Sunday’s preseason loss in Pittsburgh impacted a couple of projections here, changes from the last set of predictions.

Note that this is a “what I think will happen” projection and not a “what I would do” scenario…