Less than one week from today, the Detroit Lions preseason will be over and their roster trimmed from 90 to 53 players in what will seem like a blink of an eye. While this doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone who follows the NFL, even those who would deem themselves plugged in to their favorite team can end up being caught off guard by a roster transaction or two.
Each year, it seems as though there’s at least one player who hits the cutting room floor that had a roster spot as good as locked up.