The Detroit Lions made a series of roster moves on Monday to get to the 80-man roster limit.
The team released wide receiver Darius Jennings and waived four other players:
- DT P.J. Johnson
- RB Javon Leake
- LB Robert McCray
- QB Jordan Ta’amu
Jennings earns a different designation as a vested veteran and is not subject to waiver claims. All the other players are now eligible to be claimed by another team.
The players who were cut are not a surprise, though McCray was generally expected to last through to the next wave. McCray was the only player who began training camp with the Lions and had some good reps in the preseason games.
Detroit has until next Tuesday to cut down to the 53-man limit. The Lions play their third and final preseason game Friday night at home against the Indianapolis Colts.
