Between the end of the offseason and the excitement of the regular season lies a single day that lands the hardest. This year, by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 26, that day will come, and with it the end of many players’ NFL hopes. As the roster cuts approach, HC Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions are at the heart of the debate. Despite all the steam after their 15–2 breakthrough, Detroit’s training camp has been anything but predictable. Jared Goff hasn’t taken a preseason snap, leaving the backup battle to Kyle Allen and Hendon Hooker . Allen has impressed, but Hooker has stumbled—losing two costly fumbles against the Falcons on Aug. 8, then following it up with a 6-of-13, 61-yard, one-pick outing versus the Dolphins on Aug. 16.

So, with cutdown day looming, AtoZ Spo

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