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2017 Schedule
Pre-Season
| August | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @ Indianapolis Colts | Sunday, August 13 2017 | 1:30 PM EDT | coverage | 5,480 tickets available from $7 |
| New York Jets | Saturday, August 19 2017 | 7:30 PM EDT | coverage | 3,681 tickets available from $20 |
| New England Patriots | Friday, August 25 2017 | 7:00 PM EDT | coverage | 3,885 tickets available from $38 |
| @ Buffalo Bills | Thursday, August 31 2017 | 7:00 PM EDT | coverage | 10,245 tickets available from $7 |
Regular Season
Detroit Lions Football Roster
| Offense | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Abbrederis | 10 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 195 | 6'1" | Wisconsin |
| Ameer Abdullah | 21 | Running Back | 24 | 203 | 5'9" | Nebraska |
| Chad Abram | 44 | Fullback | 26 | 229 | 6-0 | Florida State |
| Matt Asiata | 41 | Running Back | 29 | 219 | 6'0" | Utah |
| Rodney Austin | 74 | Guard | 28 | 311 | 6-4 | Elon |
| Kennard Backman | 49 | Tight End | 24 | 245 | 6'3" | UAB |
| Jon Baldwin | Wide Receiver | 27 | 230 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | |
| Brandon Barnes | 82 | Tight End | 255 | 6'4" | Alabama State | |
| Joique Bell | 44 | Running Back | 30 | 231 | 5'11" | Wayne State (MI) |
| Jace Billingsley | 16 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 189 | 5'8" | Eastern Oregon |
| Anquan Boldin | 80 | Wide Receiver | 36 | 220 | 6'1" | Florida State |
| Anthony Boone | 3 | Quarterback | 25 | 225 | 6-0 | Duke |
| Ryan Broyles | 84 | Wide Receiver | 29 | 195 | 5'10" | Oklahoma |
| Alex Bullard | 60 | Offensive Linesman | 26 | 302 | 6-2 | Tennessee |
| Deon Butler | 47 | Tight End | 238 | 6'3" | Central Michigan | |
| Braxston Cave | 60 | Center | 27 | 305 | 6'3" | Notre Dame |
| Alex Chisum | 3 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 200 | 6'3" | Cincinnati |
| Damian Copeland | 3 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 182 | 6'1" | Louisville |
| Joe Dahl | 66 | Guard | 24 | 305 | 6'4" | Washington State |
| A.J. Dalton | 63 | Offensive Tackle | 117 | 280 | 6-4 | Robert Morris |
| Quinshad Davis | 1 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 218 | 6'3" | North Carolina |
| Skye Dawson | 11 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 183 | 5-9 | TCU |
| Dorin Dickerson | 82 | Tight End | 29 | 226 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh |
| Eric Ebron | 85 | Tight End | 24 | 253 | 6'4" | North Carolina |
| Darren Fells | 87 | Tight End | 31 | 281 | 6'7" | UC-Irvine |
| Dontez Ford | 83 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 210 | 6'2" | Pittsburgh |
| James Franklin | 14 | Quarterback | 25 | 230 | 6-2 | Missouri |
| Adam Fuehne | 86 | Tight End | 24 | 255 | 6'7" | Southern Illinois |
| Graham Glasgow | 60 | Center | 24 | 308 | 6'6" | Michigan |
| Kenny Golladay | 19 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 213 | 6'4" | Northern Illinois |
| Tion Green | 38 | Running Back | 230 | 6'0" | Cincinnati | |
| Jarred Haggins | 19 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 192 | 5'11" | Florida State |
| Leroy Harris | 64 | Center | 33 | 303 | 6-3 | |
| Mike James | 39 | Running Back | 26 | 223 | 5'10" | Miami (FL) |
| Lemuel Jeanpierre | 73 | Center | 30 | 301 | 6'3" | South Carolina |
| Calvin Johnson | 81 | Wide Receiver | 31 | 237 | 6'5" | Georgia Tech |
| Vernon Johnson | 83 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 196 | 6'0" | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| TJ Jones | 13 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 190 | 6'0" | Notre Dame |
| Marvin Jones Jr. | 11 | Wide Receiver | 27 | 198 | 6'2" | California |
| Brad Kaaya | 8 | Quarterback | 21 | 215 | 6'4" | Miami (FL) |
| Darren Keyton | 68 | Center | 27 | 305 | 6'3" | Central Michigan |
| Jimmy Landes | 42 | Center, | 24 | 252 | 6'1" | Baylor |
| T.J. Lang | 76 | Guard | 29 | 318 | 6'4" | Eastern Michigan |
| Desmond Lawrence | Wide Receiver | 117 | 190 | 5-9 | North Carolina A&T | |
| Jay Lee | 82 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 211 | 6'2" | Baylor |
| Khari Lee | 86 | Tight End | 25 | 253 | 6'4" | Bowie State |
| Mikel Leshoure | 25 | Running Back | 27 | 227 | 6-0 | Illinois |
| Erik Lora | 14 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 190 | 5-10 | Eastern Illinois |
| Joe Madsen | 73 | Center | 27 | 305 | 6'3" | West Virginia |
| Desmond Martin | 40 | Running Back | 25 | 221 | 6'0" | Wayne State (MI) |
| Keshawn Martin | 17 | Wide Receiver | 27 | 195 | 5'11" | Michigan State |
| Ben McCord | 49 | Tight End | 25 | 237 | 6'3" | Central Michigan |
| Steven Miller | 40 | Running Back | 26 | 172 | 5-7 | Appalachian Stae |
| Don Muhlbach | 48 | Center, | 35 | 258 | 6'4" | Texas A&M |
| Matthew Mulligan | 82 | Tight End | 32 | 267 | 6'4" | Maine |
| Dan Orlovsky | 8 | Quarterback | 33 | 215 | 6'5" | Connecticut |
| Quintin Payton | 86 | Wide Receiver | 27 | 212 | 6-4 | NC State |
| Andrew Peacock | 11 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 190 | 5'10" | Appalachian State |
| Dominic Raiola | 51 | Center | 38 | 310 | 6'1" | Nebraska |
| Manny Ramirez | 63 | Guard, | 34 | 325 | 6'3" | Texas Tech |
| Michael Rector | 84 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 190 | 6'1" | Stanford |
| Garrett Reynolds | 73 | Guard, | 30 | 305 | 6'7" | North Carolina |
| Theo Riddick | 25 | Running Back | 26 | 201 | 5'9" | Notre Dame |
| Michael Roberts | 80 | Tight End | 23 | 270 | 6'5" | Toledo |
| Matt Rotheram | 74 | Guard | 25 | 325 | 6'5" | Pittsburgh |
| Jake Rudock | 14 | Quarterback | 24 | 207 | 6'3" | Michigan |
| Geoff Schwartz | 74 | Guard | 30 | 340 | 6'6" | Oregon |
| Rob Sims | 67 | Guard | 33 | 312 | 6'3" | Ohio State |
| Ryan Spadola | 18 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 205 | 6'1" | Lehigh |
| Matthew Stafford | 9 | Quarterback | 29 | 226 | 6'3" | Georgia |
| Travis Swanson | 64 | Center | 26 | 304 | 6'5" | Arkansas |
| Golden Tate | 15 | Wide Receiver | 28 | 197 | 5'10" | Notre Dame |
| Brandon Thomas | 63 | Guard | 26 | 317 | 6'3" | Clemson |
| Noel Thomas | 12 | Wide Receiver | 22 | 202 | 6'1" | Connecticut |
| Jordan Thompson | 82 | Tight End | 27 | 257 | 6'4" | Ohio |
| Laken Tomlinson | 72 | Guard | 25 | 312 | 6'3" | Duke |
| Robert Tonyan Jr. | 49 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 200 | 6'5" | Indiana State |
| Andrew Turzilli | 19 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 195 | 6'4" | Rutgers |
| Dwayne Washington | 36 | Running Back | 23 | 223 | 6'1" | Washington |
| Cole Wick | 89 | Tight End | 23 | 257 | 6'6" | Incarnate Word |
| Reese Wiggins | Wide Receiver | 117 | 193 | 5-11 | East Carolina | |
| Rasheed Williams | 40 | Running Back | 117 | 215 | 6-0 | Alfred State |
| Austin Willis | Wide Receiver | 25 | 175 | 5'9" | Emporia State | |
| Cody Wilson | 14 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 191 | 5-9 | Central Michigan |
| Tim Wright | 83 | Tight End | 27 | 220 | 6'4" | Rutgers |
| Zach Zenner | 34 | Running Back | 25 | 222 | 5'11" | South Dakota State |
| Defense | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
| Jamal Agnew | 39 | Cornerback | 22 | 185 | 5'10" | San Diego |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 94 | Defensive End | 28 | 275 | 6'5" | Brigham Young |
| Chi Chi Ariguzo | 58 | Linebacker | 25 | 235 | 6'1" | Northwestern |
| Thurston Armbrister | 50 | Linebacker | 24 | 246 | 6'3" | Miami (FL) |
| Johnson Bademosi | 29 | Cornerback | 26 | 206 | 6'0" | Stanford |
| Adairius Barnes | 38 | Cornerback | 23 | 188 | 5'11" | Louisiana Tech |
| Alex Barrett | 79 | Defensive End | 23 | 255 | 6'3" | San Diego State |
| Nick Bellore | 43 | Linebacker | 28 | 250 | 6'1" | Central Michigan |
| Bill Bentley | 41 | Cornerback | 28 | 188 | 5'10" | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Shamari Benton | 44 | Linebacker | 26 | 223 | 6-0 | Central Michigan |
| Armonty Bryant | 95 | Defensive End | 27 | 265 | 6'4" | East Central |
| Crezdon Butler | 41 | Cornerback | 30 | 191 | 6'1" | Clemson |
| Josh Bynes | 57 | Linebacker | 27 | 235 | 6'1" | Auburn |
| Don Carey | 26 | Safety | 30 | 202 | 5'11" | Norfolk State |
| Alex Carter | 33 | Cornerback | 117 | 202 | 6-0 | Stanford |
| Alex Carter | 33 | Safety | 22 | 200 | 6'0" | Stanford |
| Justin Cherocci | 51 | Linebacker | 231 | 6'0" | Central Michigan | |
| Brandon Copeland | 51 | Defensive End | 26 | 263 | 6'3" | Pennsylvania |
| Ethan Davis | 39 | Cornerback | 25 | 188 | 5'10" | Troy |
| Jarrad Davis | 40 | Linebacker | 21 | 238 | 6'1" | Florida |
| Jayson DiManche | 47 | Linebacker | 26 | 244 | 6'1" | Southern Illinois |
| Quandre Diggs | 28 | Cornerback | 24 | 200 | 5'9" | Texas |
| Ego Ferguson | 67 | Defensive Tackle | 25 | 300 | 6'2" | LSU |
| Drayton Florence | 30 | Defensive Back | 36 | 193 | 6-0 | Tuskegee |
| Jerry Franklin | 58 | Linebacker | 29 | 245 | 6'1" | Arkansas |
| Bruce Gaston | 62 | Defensive Tackle | 25 | 310 | 6'2" | Purdue |
| DeJon Gomes | 24 | Defensive Back | 27 | 208 | 5-11 | Nebraska |
| Cory Greenwood | 53 | Linebacker | 32 | 235 | 6-2 | Concordia |
| DJ Hayden | 31 | Cornerback | 27 | 190 | 5'11" | Houston |
| Jordan Hill | 93 | Defensive Tackle | 26 | 291 | 6'1" | Penn State |
| Kerry Hyder | 61 | Defensive End | 26 | 270 | 6'2" | Texas Tech |
| Asa Jackson | 30 | Cornerback | 27 | 183 | 5'10" | Cal Poly |
| Kalonji Kashama | 73 | Defensive End | 26 | 270 | 6-4 | Eastern Michigan |
| Miles Killebrew | 35 | Safety | 24 | 222 | 6'2" | Southern Utah |
| Des Lawrence | 46 | Cornerback | 22 | 185 | 6'1" | North Carolina |
| Nevin Lawson | 24 | Cornerback | 26 | 192 | 5'9" | Utah State |
| Jeremiah Ledbetter | 98 | Defensive End | 23 | 280 | 6'3" | Arkansas |
| DeAndre Levy | 54 | Linebacker | 30 | 234 | 6'2" | Wisconsin |
| Keith Lewis | 42 | Cornerback | 28 | 190 | 6'1" | Virginia-Lynchburg |
| Travis Lewis | 50 | Linebacker | 29 | 235 | 6'2" | Oklahoma |
| Nathan Lindsey | 47 | Safety | 117 | 190 | 6-1 | Fort Hays State |
| Steve Longa | 54 | Linebacker | 22 | 241 | 6'0" | Rutgers |
| Gabe Lynn | 40 | Safety | 117 | 204 | 6-0 | Oklahoma |
| Rashean Mathis | 31 | Cornerback | 36 | 195 | 6'1" | Bethune-Cookman |
| Brandon McGee | 42 | Cornerback | 26 | 193 | 5'11" | Miami (FL) |
| Rocky McIntosh | 52 | Linebacker | 34 | 242 | 6-2 | |
| Rolan Milligan | 41 | Safety | 22 | 200 | 5'10" | Toledo |
| Nate Ness | 34 | Safety | 30 | 190 | 6'1" | Arizona |
| Haloti Ngata | 92 | Defensive Tackle | 33 | 345 | 6'4" | Oregon |
| Pat O'Connor | 96 | Defensive End | 23 | 270 | 6'4" | Eastern Michigan |
| Louis Palmer | 67 | Defensive Tackle | 22 | 290 | 6'2" | Central Michigan |
| Glover Quin | 27 | Safety | 31 | 207 | 6'0" | New Mexico |
| Kris Redding | 61 | Defensive End | 26 | 274 | 6-4 | Wake Forest |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | 44 | Linebacker | 22 | 230 | 6'0" | Tennessee |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 91 | Defensive Tackle | 22 | 320 | 6'4" | Alabama |
| Jimmy Saddler-McQueen | 63 | Defensive Tackle | 29 | 298 | 6-3 | Texas A&M Kingsville |
| Jocquel Skinner | 39 | Safety | 24 | 179 | 6'0" | Bethel (TN) |
| Darius Slay | 23 | Cornerback | 26 | 190 | 6'0" | Mississippi State |
| Quanterus Smith | 79 | Defensive End | 27 | 255 | 6'5" | Western Kentucky |
| Akeem Spence | 97 | Defensive Tackle | 25 | 307 | 6'1" | Illinois |
| R.J. Stanford | 36 | Cornerback | 29 | 187 | 5'10" | Utah |
| Brian Suite | 45 | Safety | 25 | 203 | 6'2" | Utah State |
| Teez Tabor | 30 | Cornerback | 21 | 201 | 6'0" | Florida |
| Josh Thornton | 47 | Cornerback | 185 | 5'11" | Southern Utah | |
| Khyri Thornton | 99 | Defensive Tackle | 27 | 315 | 6'3" | Southern Miss |
| Dominique Tovell | 46 | Linebacker | 25 | 232 | 6'1" | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Jeremiah Valoaga | 78 | Defensive End | 22 | 255 | 6'6" | UNLV |
| Tyrunn Walker | 93 | Defensive Tackle | 27 | 310 | 6'3" | Tulsa |
| Darrin Walls | 30 | Cornerback | 29 | 190 | 6'0" | Notre Dame |
| Charles Washington | 45 | Cornerback | 24 | 192 | 5'10" | Fresno State |
| Cornelius Washington | 90 | Defensive End | 27 | 292 | 6'4" | Georgia |
| Ian Wells | 40 | Cornerback | 23 | 199 | 5'11" | Ohio |
| John Wendling | 29 | Safety | 34 | 222 | 6-1 | |
| Tahir Whitehead | 59 | Linebacker | 27 | 241 | 6'2" | Temple |
| Antwione Williams | 52 | Linebacker | 24 | 240 | 6'3" | Georgia Southern |
| Erik Williams | 67 | Defensive End | 25 | 270 | 6'3" | Bethune-Cookman |
| Josh Wilson | 26 | Cornerback | 32 | 192 | 5-9 | Maryland |
| Josh Wilson | 30 | Cornerback | 32 | 187 | 5'9" | Maryland |
| Tavon Wilson | 32 | Safety | 27 | 212 | 6'0" | Illinois |
| Corey Wootton | 99 | Defensive End | 30 | 270 | 6'6" | Northwestern |
| Paul Worrilow | 58 | Linebacker | 27 | 230 | 6'0" | Delaware |
| Anthony Zettel | 69 | Defensive Tackle | 24 | 270 | 6'4" | Penn State |
| Specialists | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
| David Akers | 2 | Kicker | 42 | 200 | 5-10 | |
| Nate Freese | 3 | Kicker | 26 | 192 | 5-11 | Boston College |
| Alex Henery | 5 | Kicker | 29 | 177 | 6-1 | Nebraska |
| Sam Martin | 6 | Punter | 27 | 211 | 6'1" | Appalachian State |
| Matt Prater | 5 | Kicker | 32 | 201 | 5'10" | UCF |
| Kasey Redfern | 2 | Punter | 25 | 204 | 6'1" | Wofford |