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Lions long snapper Jimmy Landes has been placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions have cleared 11 players from their roster, leaving them three moves shy of the 75-man limit that will be imposed by the NFL at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Tight end Matthew Mulligan and cornerback Crezdon Butler were among the notable players who were cut Monday. Mulligan was Detroit's top blocking tight end while Brandon Pettigrew works his way back from a torn ACL, and Butler was the hero of the win at Lambeau Field last year.

The rest of today's cuts: OL Geoff Schwartz, K Devon Bell, WR Quinshad Davis, G Chase Farris, DE Deonte Gibson, DE Louis Palmer, CB Rashaad Reynolds and DE Quanterus Smith.

Detroit also announced that long snapper Jimmy Landes is being placed on injured reserve after he suffered a shoulder injury that requires surgery. His season is over, and Don Muhlbach will return for another season as Detroit's long snapper.

In a way, that's a break for the Lions. Landes has not been sharp and was at risk of being cut just a few months after Detroit took him in the sixth round of the draft.

It's unclear when exactly Landes suffered the injury because he played every snap at the position Saturday against Baltimore.

Detroit's roster is now at 78 players, including Pettigrew and Corey Fuller, who are on the physically unable to perform list. Fuller is expected to to begin the season on PUP. Pettigrew's future is unclear.

Linebacker Jon Bostic also remains on the roster after undergoing foot surgery.