On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions finalized an initial 53-man, 50-man roster. The next day, they added a couple of players, and established their initial practice squad, which is comprised of 15 players of the 16 maximum that are allowed.

While many Lions fans were puzzled with the amount of young, promising players the Lions waived on Tuesday, every single one of them cleared through waivers and were eligible to re-sign to Detroit’s practice squad. However, at least two have opted to sign elsewhere. Quarterback Hendon Hooker has joined the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad, while defensive tackle Brodric Martin is with the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad.

Of the Lions’ 2025 practice squad players, every single one of them was with the team during training camp, indicating that Detroit ha

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