The Detroit Lions left the final preseason game of 2018 with 87 players on their roster. By the time the clock strikes 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, they will have to be down to 53. That makes the next 24+ hours hell for both the players and the coaches. Young men will wait beside their phones waiting for their career’s fate to be decided. Coaches must make tough decisions that could end up costing them their own jobs if they choose unwisely.
It’s a rough situation, and one that probably deserves a little more sympathy than we give it.