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https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.jsThe final exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Steelers was the only home preseason date on the Detroit Lions calendar. A packed Ford Field full of fans watched as the team tried to sort out the bottom of the depth chart and potential roster decisions with the 53-man deadline looming on Tuesday afternoon. … [Read more...] about 5 Lions who did not help themselves in the preseason finale

https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.jsThere’s still one more preseason game to get through for the Detroit Lions, but the look ahead to Week 1 is looking a little better now. When the Lions host the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1, the Rams will be without their starting left tackle. The NFL has suspended Rams tackle Alaric Jackson for the first two … [Read more...] about Rams starting LT will be suspended for Week 1 matchup with the Lions

https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.jsWhen Lions reserve QB Hendon Hooker was sidelined with a concussion after Detroit’s first preseason game, the team desperately needed another quarterback to throw in practice. The Lions found that man in Jake Fromm, and signed the 2020 fifth-round pick out of Georgia to a one-year, minimum salary … [Read more...] about Don’t expect Jake Fromm to play for the Lions vs. the Steelers

https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.jsBreathe deep, Lions fans. Calm the pulse, keep the heart rate in check and swallow the fear that swept across Lions fandom on Wednesday afternoon. When news broke out of the final Lions practice of the preseason that All-Pro right tackle Penei Sewell left the session with a foot injury that required further … [Read more...] about Report on Lions OT Penei Sewell: ‘He’s good’ after foot injury

https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.jsIt’s getting close to roster cutdowns. The deadline for trimming the current 90-man training camp roster down to 53 on the initial regular-season roster is August 27th, not even a week away. The Detroit Lions have one last practice on Wednesday and then Saturday afternoon’s preseason finale against the … [Read more...] about Lions 53-man roster projection ahead of Detroit’s final preseason game