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Detroit Lions 2022 roster cuts: 5 biggest surprises

On Tuesday afternoon, the Detroit Lions made the final cuts necessary to get down to the 53-man limit. Of course, as you’ve likely been reminded 100 times already, this will not be the final version of the team’s roster. There will be moves the Lions make in the next 24-48 hours that shift the final few spots, and may provide some extra clarity for some of the decisions Lions general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell made this week.

Because there were a handful of surprises made by the team. Nothing too mind-blowing, as every player that was cut, was either on our “Bubble Watch” or someone not considered even good enough to make the roster bubble.