One of the side effects of the NFL removing the 75-man roster cut down day has been more trades during this final two weeks of the preseason. Teams that are hoping to secure a fringe player on another roster are willing to trade rather risk that player hitting the waiver wire. And the Detroit Lions are no different.
By this Saturday, NFL teams must cut down their rosters from 90-players to just 53. That leaves a whopping 37 players per franchise either in free agency or on the waiver wire. To get ahead of the madness, teams are willing to trade to get the guy they want.