The Detroit Lions must establish their 53-man roster by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. As of Sunday night—following their 19-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers—the Lions were down to 80 players. That means Detroit must make 27 roster moves in less than 48 hours—a devastating stretch of time for coaches and players.
After watching every single training camp practice open to the media and every snap of the preseason, you’d think that I would have a pretty solid grasp of how these cuts will go down. And for the first 45-48 players, I think I do.