Lions 2023 Roster Cutdown Tracker

The Lions must establish their 2023 53-man roster by Tuesday.

The Detroit Lions' front office and coaching staff feel their roster talent has been upgraded drastically since the new regimen took over back in 2021. 

Now entering 2023, general manager Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell are set to have a series of conversations regarding who should earn a spot on the 2023 roster. 

Over the course of training camp, several players have emerged, especially on the defensive side of the football. 

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“I mean, I think this team’s ready," Campbell recently told WXYZ-TV. "Look, the number one goal period is to be better than we were last year. That’s the goal. Now, what does that mean? It just means we’ve got to be better. And I believe we have a team that will be suited to be better than we were last year. As far as all the outside noise and whatever is perceived as pressure, we’ll handle all that. All we’ve got to do is focus on our business and everything that’s in front of us right now.”

After the roster is trimmed down to the required 53-man players, the team will fully turn their attention to preparing for the Kansas City Chiefs. 

“Excited, obviously, and I had mentioned this when it came out, that was one of the, I had this fingers crossed. What if we were able to get the opener on Thursday? And sure enough, we get it, and it’s with KC, which would make sense since they won the Super Bowl. And so we got that, so I’m excited. Yes you get a shot at the champ, and then you get 10 days to recover before you play Seattle at home.”

Following along at All Lions for all roster news, rumors and cuts made over the next four days.

August 29, 2023 4:14 p.m. -- The Lions are waiving CB Starling Thomas V.

August 29, 2023 3:49 p.m. -- The Lions are releasing RB Benny Snell.

August 29, 2023 2:13 p.m. -- The Lions are waiving K Parker Romo, leaving Riley Patterson as the only kicker currently on roster.

August 29, 2023 1:32 p.m. -- The Lions are cutting TE Darrell Daniels.

August 28, 2023 9:00 p.m. -- The Lions are waiving defensive back Chase Lucas.

August 28, 2023 3:21 p.m. -- The Lions are waiving a pair of offensive linemen, Ryan Swoboda and Kayode Awosika. The roster now stands at 71 players.

August 28, 2023 3:16 p.m. -- The Lions are waiving QB Adrian Martinez. The roster now stands at 73 players.

August 28, 2023 3:10 p.m. -- The Lions are waiving OL Connor Galvin. The roster now stands at 74 players.

August 28, 2023 1:55 p.m. -- The Lions are waiving WR Dylan Drummond. The roster now stands at 75 players.

August 27th, 2023 4:15 p.m. -- The Lions officially announced 13 roster cuts. 

DT Christian Covington, OL Bobby Hart, OL Germain Ifedi, WR Jason Moore, RB Devine Ozigbo were released.

WR Avery Davis, OL Obinna Eze, TE Daniel Helm, OL Alex Mollete were waived. 

August 26, 2023 6:23 p.m. -- Lions waive OL Alex Mollette. The roster now sits at 86 players.

August 26, 2023 5:13 p.m. -- Lions are cutting TE Daniel Helm. The roster is now at 87 players.

August 26, 2023 4:30 p.m. -- Lions cut DL Christian Covington. The roster is now at 88 players.