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Lions new general manager Brad Holmes continues to clean up the mess he inherited from former Lions general manager Bob Quinn.
The Lions are cutting quarterback Chase Daniel and defensive striker Danny Shelton, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports.
Although the Lions allegedly tried to negotiate Daniel, there was no reason for any team to negotiate for the $ 4.55 million that the Lions owed him. Daniel will have a $ 3 million limit reached for Lions this year.
Shelton has been scheduled to earn a base salary of $ 4 million this season and will instead be capped at $ 1.25 million.
Holmes is radically reforming the list of Lions that Quinn has built over the past five years. Lions are ceasing to be overpaid veterans this year, in an attempt to improve next year.