Update: Thursday, 4:45 p.m. -- WXYZ reports that the Lions have also cut safety Louis Delmas.
Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson -- who may be remembered best for breaking his forearm trying to save a pizza box from sliding while driving this last season -- has been cut from the team.
ESPN reports that Burleson, 32, was scheduled to make $7.5 million in 2014. He indicated that he was willing to restructure his deal to take less to stay with the franchise, ESPN reported. But the Lions weren't interested.
"I'm in a pretty good position because I've been in it long enough that I'm not surprised by what happens in the NFL, so this situation isn't foreign to me," Burleson told ESPN.com earlier this week. "Which means there's a certain comfort in knowing whatever happens is the best situation for both parties.
"I think I voiced my opinion enough that everyone knows I want to stay in Detroit and finish up my career there but there's just no promises in the NFL so you've got to hope for the best and be prepared for the worst." -- A.L.
