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Detroit Lions: The 2 biggest mistakes made on cut day

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The Detroit Lions established their 53-man roster Saturday, with a number of surprises. Two decisions in particular may stand out as mistakes in the future.

Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia, the general manager and head coach of the Detroit Lions, had over 20 players to cut from the team to get down to the initial 2020 53-man roster. You can find that roster, along with the 16-man practice squad here.

While there were plenty of expected moves made, such as the team keeping six wide receivers, there were a number of surprises that stood out from the roster.