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The Detroit Lions are ready to make another deep playoff push during the 2025 NFL season. Detroit will face more obstacles than ever in 2025, with a much harder schedule and two new coordinators. But Dan Campbell and the Lions have never shied away from adversity before.
Detroit has one of the deepest rosters in the NFL thanks to years of excellent drafting by GM Brad Holmes. That means that the team now faces plenty of difficult questions every summer as they try and sort out who their best 53 players are.
The Lions will hold training camp next month, which will play a significant role in making those decisions. Unfortunately, not every player on the roster is even guaranteed a shot to prove themselves in training camp.
But which players are in danger of being cut before training camp even begins?
Below we will explore three Lions players who could be in danger of being cut after 2025 minicamp.
The Lions addressed wide receiver with two picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.
First, they made the controversial trade up for Isaac TeSlaa in the third round. Then they added Dominic Lovett in the later rounds.
Now the Lions suddenly have some difficult decisions to make during training camp.
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick, and Isaac TeSlaa feel like locks to make the final roster. I am tempted to put Kalif Raymond in this category as well, considering his utility on special teams.
That already gives the Lions five receivers which does not leave much room for anyone else.
That could be bad news for Ronnie Bell.
Detroit added Bell, a former 49ers receiver, to the practice squad back in January.
Bell has been working hard with the Lions all offseason. But that may not be enough to ensure he has a home in Detroit.
Bell will join Lovett in a camp battle with Tom Kennedy, Malik Taylor, Jackson Meeks, and Jakobie Keeney-James. This is tough competition, as Kennedy has long been a preseason darling for the Lions. Early word out of Detroit is that Jackson Meeks could make some noise during training camp as well.
Ronnie Bell is in some serious danger of being cut this summer.
One of the easiest positions on the team to prediction a cut for is the linebacker room.
The rationale is quite simple. The Lions have 10 linebackers on the roster heading into training camp, which is a huge number in the modern NFL. Detroit has enjoyed solid linebacker play over the past few seasons, and it is set to continue in 2025.
Alex Anzalone, Jack Campbell, and Derrick Barnes are set to start for the Lions in 2025. Malcolm Rodriguez, Trevor Nowaske, and others will be in a competition for rotational roles behind them.
This brings us to DaRon Gilbert.
Gilbert is currently sitting at the bottom of...
