The Detroit Lions are finalizing their roster as they prepare for the start of the regular season. It’s the hottest topic among today’s top headlines.
The Detroit Lions slimmed down their roster to just 53 players over the weekend, putting many of their fringe prospects on the streets. That’s the hottest topic circling the Pride at the moment.
From a breakdown of the entire roster to pinpointing positional groups and those who have been added to the practice squad; we’ve collected some of the web’s top headlines about your Detriot Lions below.
TWENTYMAN: Breaking down the 53-man roster – DetroitLions.com
Off all the moves made by the Lions to trim their roster to 53 players on Saturday, the release of former Seattle Seahawks cornerback DeShawn Shead is likely the most surprising. The 6-foot-2, 216-pound seventh-year veteran was thought at one point to be in a neck-and-neck competition with Teez Tabor and Nevin Lawson for the starting cornerback spot opposite Darius Slay. Now, he’s completely off the team.
Lions keep six receivers, including Brandon Powell – ESPN.com
Some speculated that the Lions might only carry four wide receivers on their 53-man roster. Yet, Detroit opted to keep six including Golden Tate, Marvin Jones, Kenny Golladay, T.J. Jones, Brandon Powell, and Bradley Marquez. The last two were thought to be competing with one another for a possible single spot. Ends up, they both made it.
Detroit Lions sign Jake Rudock, 6 others to practice squad – Detroit Free Press
A couple of the bigger cut casualties in quarterback Jake Rudock, linebacker Darnell Sankey, and safety Rolan Milligan were added to the Lions practice squad. From outside the team, cornerback Cre’Von LeBlanc and linebacker Eric Lee have now been brought in to join the practice squad as well. That leaves Detroit with just one open spot left to fill.
Former Chicago Bears CB joining Detroit Lions practice squad – The Detroit News
What is interesting about Cre’Von LeBlanc is the fact he spent some time with Matt Patricia when he was a member of the New England Patriots for s short time. So there are clearly qualities that Patricia likes about LeBlanc. As a member of the Chicago Bears the past two seasons, LeBlanc has recorded one pick-six in his short career. That being against quarterback Matthew Stafford in 2016.
Has the Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia been ‘Lionized’ already? – SideLion Report
Finally, there has been a lot of talk following the Lions final preseason loss about comments made by new head coach Matt Patricia. I can’t recommend enough the above story by contributor Robert Jones, who puts the whole situation in context. In his words: I’m sure Patricia has come to a realization of what he’s gotten [himself] into.