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4:40 p.m. -- Some good news to report! Defensive tackle Kevin Strong is expected to make the Week 1 roster. He’s an undrafted rookie out of Texas-San Antonio who was trying to make the team at Detroit’s deepest position. The odds were certainly stacked against him. But injuries to Mike Daniels and Da’Shawn Hand -- plus extended absences from Snacks Harrison and A’Shawn Robinson -- gave Strong an opportunity to rep against the first-team offense. And nobody was more impressive in those early days. Strong carried that momentum through the preseason, and now he has a place on the 53-man roster. Detroit has now kept at least one UDFA for 10 straight seasons.

4:34 p.m. -- In the first surprise of the day, small as it might be, special teams ace Charles Washington has been cut according to multiple reports. Washington played more snaps in the third phase than everyone except Miles Killebrew the last two years. But making a living playing only special teams is a risky proposition with no margin for error, and it seems he was beat out by younger players. Cornerback Dee Virgin is expected to make the team in a similar role, while rookie safety C.J. Moore could also be under consideration to take Washington’s spot. His chances certainly improved with Washington out.

4:25 p.m. -- Receiver Brandon Powell has been cut, according to the Detroit News. He was on the roster all last season and was among the leading candidates for a reserve job this year because of his versatility to line up across the offense and at returner. The Lions tinkered with him in a variety of ways after The Riddick was let go the first week of camp, but ultimately didn’t see enough to carry him. That leaves Travis Fulgham, Chris Lacy and Andy Jones as the leading candidates for the last job or two at receiver. We should know more soon enough, with the 4 p.m. deadline now lapsed.

3:51 p.m. -- Linebacker Anthony Pittman, a Wayne State product, is out according to a source. He played across the linebacking corps throughout training camp but was never able to break out. He had 14 tackles in the preseason and is a candidate for the practice squad.

3:25 p.m. -- The Lions are waiving offensive lineman Leo Koloamatangi with an injury designation, according to the Detroit Free Press. He suffered an MCL injury in the preseason finale, according to the report. Koloamatangi joined the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and stuck around the last two seasons on the practice squad.

2:46 p.m. -- GM Bob Quinn likes to say he doesn’t play favorites with his draft picks. If they’re good enough to make the 53, they’re in. And if there’s someone better, they’re out. He certainly is proving it today, choosing to cut seventh-round picks P.J. Johnson and now Isaac Nauta according to his agent.

Now for those wondering just how good this draft class is if it’s already losing members, this is how it’s supposed to work for good teams. Time will tell whether the Lions are any good, but cutting seventh-round picks is usually indicative of improved roster depth more than anything else.

Nauta had the second-most catches for the second-most yards in the preseason and still didn’t make the team at one of Detroit’s worst position groups from last season. That’s progress for the Lions, who will roll into the season with T.J. Hockenson, Jesse James and Logan Thomas at tight end. (No word yet on whether Jerome Cunningham or Austin Traylor made the team as a fourth tight end, although it seems unlikely.)

2:23 p.m. -- Receiver Jonathan Duhart is the first offensive player out today, according to a source. Again, no surprise. The undrafted rookie made four catches for 66 yards in the preseason but was never a serious candidate for one of the bench jobs at receiver. His college teammate at Old Dominion, Travis Fulgham, still remains in the mix along with Chris Lacy, Brandon Powell and Andy Jones.

12:34 p.m. -- Linebacker Garret Dooley is the third player cut from Matt Patricia’s defense today, according to ESPN. Dooley went undrafted out of Wisconsin in 2018, then had a cup of tea with Minnesota before spending most of his rookie season on Detroit’s practice squad and injured list. He was brought back for another look this year and flashed a bit in camp, but an injury stunted his momentum and ultimately he didn’t do enough to win a job.

12:23 p.m. -- John Atkins becomes the second defensive linemen of the day to go, according to multiple reports. No surprises there. Twenty-moves to go in the next three-and-a-half hours.

11:56 a.m. -- P.J. Johnson is the first known cut of the day, according to the Detroit Free Press. He was a seventh-round pick best known for getting kicked out of a joint practice with New England after he started a fight. Johnson did some good things in camp, but just not enough to crack one of the deepest defensive lines in the league. Johnson is now the fourth Bob Quinn draft pick not to make the team coming out of camp, joining QB Brad Kaaya, QB Jake Rudock and DL Pat O’Connor.

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions were busy on Friday, notifying at least 13 players they would not make the Week 1 roster. Teez Tabor, a second-round pick, was among them. So was Ryan Pope, the club’s top undrafted signing in the spring.

But there’s still a whole lot of work left to do.

Detroit has to trim 24 more players to satisfy the 53-man limit that will go into effect at 4 p.m. Saturday. At least three of those players are expected to be quarterbacks, although who exactly is backing up Matthew Stafford remains one of the biggest mysteries about this team.

Tom Savage was the leader for the job until he suffered a brain injury in the preseason opener against New England. By the time he returned Thursday night against Cleveland, the Lions had signed Josh Johnson and Luis Perez. A day later, they traded for Browns quarterback David Blough.

Throw in guys like Connor Cook and David Fales, both of whom are already out, and Detroit has signed six quarterbacks this year in its search for a backup for Matthew Stafford. And with just a few hours to go until the initial roster deadline, the club’s plans still remain very much unclear at the position.

Detroit has cycled through backup quarterbacks quickly under Bob Quinn, who has been reluctant to use an early-round pick or spend enough money to acquire a more stable backup quarterback situation. Dan Orlovsky, Jake Rudock and Matt Cassel all served one-year stints behind Stafford since Quinn took over in 2016.

“It’s something that you got to have the right guy in the draft, or the right guy in free agency that makes the right sense at the right price at the right time to kind of just solidify it,” Quinn said Thursday in a chat with beat reporters at the team’s Cleveland hotel. “And I think a lot of teams in the league, you go through it now, they’re in the same boat we are. A lot of teams are.”

There is also intrigue at receiver. Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones and Danny Amendola have been locked into starting jobs since Day 1, but no one has distinguished himself in the mix behind them. Tommylee Lewis was among the early wave of cuts on Friday, but guys like Chris Lacy, Brandon Powell, Andy Jones and sixth-round pick Travis Fulgham remain on the team without a whole lot of daylight separating them.

Fulgham led the team in receiving during the preseason, and his status as a sixth-round pick certainly doesn’t hurt his chances. But Andy Jones is a better blocker and special teams player. Powell was Detroit’s best kick returner in the preseason for a second straight year. Lacy has made more plays in camp and can play multiple positions.

How many receivers make the team could be a function of how Detroit addresses injury issues at other positions. Jarrad Davis will miss the start of the season with a high ankle sprain, which could require an extra linebacker on hand. Center Frank Ragnow hasn’t practiced since spraining his ankle a week ago against Buffalo. Defensive linemen Da’Shawn Hand and Austin Bryant haven’t practiced in a month while tending to arm injuries.

Special teams could also alter the club’s thinking at various positions too. Dee Virgin, for example, just might have won a roster spot in the secondary because of what he can do in the third phase. He didn’t even play in the preseason finale against Cleveland, then survived through Friday’s cuts while fellow defensive backs like Tabor, Andrew Adams, Jamar Summers and Andre Chachere were all released.

Miles Killebrew, Charles Washington and C.J. Moore are all in the mix for spots because of what they do on special teams.

The full list of players who were known to be cut on Friday: Offensive linemen Ryan Pope, Luke Bowanko and Micah St. Andrew; receivers Jordan Lasley and Tommylee Lewis; defensive linemen and Eric Lee and Mitchell Loewen; cornerbacks Teez Tabor, Jamar Summers and Andre Chachere; safety Andrew Adams; running back James Williams; and punter/kicker Ryan Santoso.