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Pride of Detroit: for Detroit Lions fans

Who's In & Who's Out: Debating the Detroit Lions Final 53-Man Roster

Pride of Detroit: for Detroit Lions fans

SB Nation

Sports News, News, Sports, Football

4.4957 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The preseason is wrapping up, and it’s decision time in Detroit. In this episode of the Pride of Detroit PODcast, we break down the Lions’ final 53-man roster projections. Who locked in their spot? Who’s on the bubble? And which surprise cuts or additions could shake things up? Jeremy, Ryan, and Meko go position by position, debating the tough calls and highlighting the players who’ve made the strongest cases. Get ready for a spirited discussion on the roster battles that will define the Lions heading into Week 1. Want to support the PODcast? Get the gift of meat! Use promo code POD20 at www.righteousfelon.com to get 20% off your order on craft beef jerky, biltong, and meat sticks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's going on, Lions fans?

0:21.2

Welcome to the Pride of Detroit PODcast.

0:23.4

You're home for all things Detroit Lions related.

0:25.6

That includes news, updates, analysis, and so much more.

0:28.5

In today's podcast, we are going to be diving into our predictions and debating some of the tough decisions that the Lions have to make when it comes down to cutting down to the final

0:37.6

53 man roster but before we get into that let me introduce myself i'm your host miko you can find

0:42.5

me at twitter at the miko scott and uh once again joined by my two great co-host here first and foremost

0:47.9

we have your senior editor over at pride of detroit com ryan matthews at ryan underscore p o d on Twitter. Ryan, what's going on, my man?

0:56.6

Not a whole lot. My wife got her order right tonight. So I'm not in the same hot water that you

1:03.0

are. Yeah, that's a, that's not a boat I like want anyone to ever have to be in. You're always like in the wrong.

1:11.9

If the wife's order is wrong, it's because you forgot something or because you forgot to

1:15.9

check something.

1:16.9

So but you know, it kind of goes in tandem, Jeremy with how the Lions played in their

1:22.5

last preseason game.

1:23.6

Wasn't a great preseason outing.

1:25.3

Wasn't a great outing for me trying to pick up dinner tonight for the family.

1:28.9

Jeremy Reisman joining us tonight at Detroit Online over there on Twitter.

1:32.4

Jeremy, how was it being at Ford Field and kind of seeing the preseason kind of go out with a little bit of a whimper?

1:39.2

Yeah, no, it wasn't great.

1:40.6

And, you know, you try not to make too many bold swinging statements or take too much from a

1:46.8

preseason game but um you know on a on a night in which you're hoping the guys on the lines

1:52.6

roster bubble make an impression make it easy on the lines or make it hard because there's so many

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