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Detroit Lions sideline A'Shawn Robinson for season-opening game

The Detroit Lions kicked off their 2018 NFL season on Monday night with defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson out of uniform. The former Alabama standout wasn't injured. Instead, he was a healthy scratch for the Lions' first game under coach Matt Patricia.

Every NFL team has 53 players on its active roster, but only 46 of them can play in a game. That means each game, a team must designate seven players as inactive.

Three of the Lions' inactive players for their opener against the New York Jets on Monday night have Alabama football roots -- cornerback Dee Virgin (West Alabama), who joined Detroit as a waiver-wire claim on Sept.