Bad job by me last week. Talked about multiple people making teams who would just get cut the next day. Unclear why the teams don't cut everyone at once but that's how it goes. Let's go over some highlights for each team's 53-man roster. 

Lions

• Turns out I was right about Hendon Hooker. The Lions ditched Nate Sudfeld and will be going with Hooker as the back-up QB. 
• The team kept just four receivers at cutdown day and then signed Tim Patrick to the practice squad (along with Allen Robinson and Donovan Peoples-Jones) who the Broncos cut. Everyone is talking about how Patrick, a former UDFA from Utah, is the perfect Lions receiver. He's big, he blocks and he can make contested catches. I don't 100% buy it. Those features would make a perfect Sean Payton receiver too and he unceremoniously cut Patrick. Never mind that Patrick is 30 years old (will turn 31 during the season) and is coming off a torn ACL. Patrick will probably be fine for a third or fourth receiver, but I doubt he's gonna be a huge difference maker here. 
• Jakes Bates, who wowed UFL fans last year and had a visit with the Packers, made the team as kicker. Bates has an incredibly strong leg but missed some kicks in the pre-season. Some reporters speculated that the team would bring on a veteran kicker to the practice squad at some point so we'll see how long Bates' leash is. 
• Former Packer Ty Summers, who impressed at Lions camp, ended up on the Giants' practice squad. Former Badger Rachad Wildgoose was cut and went unclaimed. 

Bears

• The Bears didn't really make a whole lot of big name cuts. They cut veteran fullback Khari Blasingame and QB Brett Rypien and not a whole lot of other people who have or likely will make impacts on an NFL roster, at least this year. 
• The practice squad additions were led by third string QB Austin Reed who reportedly impressed during training camp. The Bears also signed former Packer Samori Toure. 
• 40-year-old former Packer Marcedes Lewis made the initial 53 as a the third tight end. He'll play behind Gerald Everett and Cole Kmet in what many expect to be a scheme that uses a lot of multiple tight end sets. 
• Former Packer Jonathan Owens did make the team. The Bears kept a few players with Wisconsin ties: TJ Edwards and Jack Sanborn (who we talked about a lot last year).

Vikings

• The Vikings made plenty of unexpected cuts including former first round pick Lewis Cine, my favorite, Kene Nwangwu (who apparently failed a physical with the Saints and is still a free agent), and former Army edge Andre Carter. Carter was signed to the practice squad. They also left TJ Hockenson on the PUP list. 
• The team currently has just two running backs. Very unusual, especially when you consider how injury prone Aaron Jones is and the fact that the team doesn't have an ancient receiver/kick returner to convert to running back. 
• Jaren Hall made the initial roster as third QB but was then cut so that the team could sign Bears castoff Brett Rypien instead. 
• Big Bob Tonyan did not make the 53 but did stay on the team via the practice squad. As far as I can tell there aren't any other former Packers though Andrew Van Ginkel, former Badger, is expected to start at edge.