Detroit Lions Dan Campbell explains state of roster, available spots ahead of NFL preseason finale.
General manager Brad Holmes, coachand the rest of the Lions' brass will have to finalize their roster in its initial form by 4 p.m on Aug. 27, which is just one week away. The preseason finale, set for 1 p.m. Saturday, will be a pivotal showcase for players on the fringes of making the roster.may have very few spots on what is one of the league's most talented rosters. Campbell provided some clarity on the situation the team faces during his press conference Tuesday.
“Yeah Brad and I were talking yesterday, we had another evaluation with the coaches, personnel department," Campbell said. "Probably, he and I, you know, probably five, six , somewhere in there. Five or six, give or take. And one could have another bearing on another position and vice versa. I told the team this morning, for a number of those guys, there’s still open spots here. So if you want it, go get it.
As a result, he's caught the eye of the coaching staff and has made a compelling case to be among the players the Lions keep at the end of the"I just bring up a guy like Ukwu, man. When he got here in the spring, he was last on the depth chart. It was, ‘Where can this guy play?’ He’s not the biggest guy, he’s not really a SAM," Campbell explained. "Is he a defensive end? And he’s just steadily got better and better and better.
"It’s not just for us. You want to get these guys exposure so if they don’t make it with us, they make it with another team," Campbell said. "Maybe somebody else sees what they’ve got and if it doesn’t work here, they’ve got a chance to be on somebody else’s roster. You want that for them, especially these guys that bust their rear to give you everything they’ve got.
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