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2024 Detroit Lions finalize initial 53-man roster

Cutdown weekend continues to get harder and harder for the Detroit Lions. Alas, that is the curse of a Super Bowl contending team. More talent means more talented cuts and tougher decisions. It’s a grueling process for all 32 teams, and we’ve seen coach Dan Campbell agonize over some of these decisions in the past.

Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes have managed, though. Over the past 48 hours, the Lions have made the necessary 37 roster moves to get the roster down from 90 to 53 by the 4 p.m. ET deadline on Tuesday (even if they weren’t announced publicly by 4 p.