It's never fun, but roster cuts are inevitable.
"These guys have been on a six-month job interview," Lions head coach Jim Caldwell said after the final preseason game Thursday night. "When you think about that, most of you when you apply for your jobs in the regular working world, it was an interview for maybe a day, maybe two days, at the most.
"But these guys have been on one for six months where we've taken a look at every single aspect of them. We look at their off-the-field activities, their on-the-field activities, how they handle themselves during team activities, attitude, I mean the whole bit comes into play.