Here are the contenders for the six(ish) roster spots Lions say are up for grabs

Allen Park — The NFL’s dreaded cutdown deadline, which will bring rosters from 90 to 53 players, is less than a week away. Before that timer runs out — next Tuesday at 4 p.m. — the Detroit Lions have one practice, a couple walkthroughs and Saturday’s preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers to complete their evaluations.

Before this Tuesday’s practice, I asked coach Dan Campbell how many of those 53 jobs realistically remain up for grabs. He offered a specific, narrow range based on a conversation with general manager Brad Holmes the previous day.

“Probably five, six, somewhere in there,” Campbell said. “Five or six, give or take. Some of it will have — one could have a bearing on another position and vice versa. I told the team this morning, for a number of those guys, ‘Man, there are still open spots here. So if you want it, go get it.”

Armed with this information, and what we know about the roster, let’s look at the likely contenders for the remaining jobs.