The Detroit Lions cut their roster to 53 men today:

Offense

Quarterbacks (3) — Matthew Stafford, Dan Orlovsky, Kellen Moore.

Wide receivers (6) — Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, Jeremy Ross, Ryan Broyles, Kevin Ogletree, Corey Fuller.

Tight ends (3) — Brandon Pettigrew, Joe Fauria, Eric Ebron.

Running backs (5) — Reggie Bush, Joique Bell, Theo Riddick, Montell Owens and FB Jed Colins

Offensive line (8) — Riley Reiff, Rob Sims, Dominic Raiola, Larry Warford, Corey Hilliard, LaAdrian Waddle, Travis Swanson, Cornelius Lucas.

Defense

Defensive ends (5) — Ziggy Ansah, Jason Jones, George Johnson, Devin Taylor, Larry Webster.

Defensive tackles (4) — Ndmaukong Suh, Nick Fairley, C.J. Mosley, Caraun Reid.

Linebackers (6) — DeAndre Levy, Stephen Tulloch, Tahir Whitehead, Ashlee Palmer, Kyle Van Noy, Travis Lewis

Cornerbacks (5) — Rashean Mathis, Darius Slay, Bill Bentley, Cassius Vaughn, Nevin Lawson

Safeties (5) — Glover Quin, James Ihedigbo, Don Carey, Isa Abdul-Quddus, Jerome Couplin.

Special teams 

Long snapper — Don Muhlbach

Punter — Sam Martin

Kicker — Nate Freese

Those who were released:

Running backs: Mikel Leshoure, George Winn, Emil Igwenagu.

Wide receivers: Kris Durham, Andrew Peacock, Patrick Edwards.

Tight ends: Michael Egnew, Jordan Thompson.

Offensive linemen: Rodney Austin, Garrett Reynolds, Michael Williams, Darren Keyton

Defensive ends: Darryl Tapp

Defensive tackles: Andre Fluellen, Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, Xavier Proctor

Linebackers: Brandon Hepburn, Julian Stanford, Shamari Benton

Cornerbacks: Mohammed Seisay, Chris Greenwood

Safeties: Nate Ness