Lions cut down roster to 53 players
The Lions cut their roster down from 75 to 53 players Friday night before the 9PM ET deadline.
Here's a list of the players given their walking papers:
G Rodney Austin
G Pat Boyle
DE Everette Brown
DE Ugo...
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