ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Jeremy Ross is at peace. He knows there is nothing else he can do now. His work the past season-plus with the Detroit Lions is out there. So is his performance in camp.

So while he knows his job is on the line Saturday, he can’t stress too much about it because he has no control over it anymore.

It is the perspective of a veteran now, of someone who has been through this time and time again. This is Ross’ fourth team. Twice before -- in New England and Indianapolis -- he has been cut as rosters were pared down to 53. He’s also been waived in the middle of a season, which is how he went in 2013 from Green Bay to Detroit, where he turned into the team’s kick and punt returner.

And now, Ross is in a situation this season where he’s not sure what will happen during the final 53-man roster cuts coming Saturday.

“This is my fourth team. I’ve been cut multiple times. I’ve been through it,” Ross said. “Just the way I felt after the first cut, another opportunity presented itself. After the next cut, another opportunity presented itself. After the next cut, another opportunity presented itself.

“I’m confident in my abilities and whatever happens. But, yeah, man, it’s part of the game. You can’t take it personal. It’s just part of the business. It’s part of the game. You just have to roll with the punches.”

This is mostly a lesson that ends up being learned. It’s why a lot of veterans on the roster bubble -- Ross, receiver Greg Salas, offensive lineman Taylor Boggs, fullback Emil Igwenagu -- said variations of the same theme.

They did what they could do. Now, they wait and hope their phone doesn’t ring to tell them they are no longer a part of the Lions.

Salas said it’s the one day of the year you don’t want your phone to go crazy. Other players have said in years past they tell family and friends not to call that day. Lions coach Jim Caldwell said it is one of the toughest days he goes through every year.

Other players treat it like a normal day, either by playing golf, spending time with family or going to a college football game at their alma mater -- since the first Saturday of college football season typically coincides with NFL cut day.

“You wait. Hope that you’ve done enough,” Salas said. “That’s all that you can do. It’s not in your hands. At that point, the work is done, the preparation is done.

“It’s all in the evaluator’s hands. There’s nothing you can do at that point.”