The Detroit Lions and 31 other NFL teams have a busy next few days as they trim their rosters from 90 to an initial 53, start assembling their practice squads, and then begin their preparations for a fast-approaching Week 1 slate of games in the NFL.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell spoke to the media Monday morning ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline to construct their initial 53-man roster. Here are all the key questions from Campbell’s press conference:
What does Campbell think of the roster overall heading into his fifth season?
Detroit is coming off a 15-2 record and No. 1 overall seed in the NFC last year and Campbell thinks this year’s version of the roster is the best he’s had going into a season.
“This looks pretty good. This is the best we’ve felt about it, kind of top to bottom,” he said. “Now, that being said, there are still holes. But I bring this up all the time – every roster has holes. And you’ll never have it exactly where you totally want it.
“But, from where we’ve come, year after year, we’ve taken it to another level. And that’s a credit to Brad (Holmes). You know, what Brad’s done in the personnel department is outstanding. He’s just continued to elevate the floor.
“We don’t even really know the ceiling, there’s so many of these players that are continuing to get better and better that are really good players. But by doing that, the floor has really raised. And so, our baseline is pretty dang good right now.”
ESPN released a prediction of who will finish the season as the Top 100 players in the NFL and eight Lions players – Penei Sewell, Aidan Hutchinson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jared Goff, Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph and Sam LaPorta – made their list.
It’s certainly a talented roster Holmes and Campbell have assembled heading into 2025.
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