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Detroit Lions Training Camp: Jahvid Best Returns To Practice

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Detroit Lions Training Camp: Notes From Tuesday's Practice

  • Wide receiver Titus Young went through all of Tuesday's practice, according to Jim Schwartz.
    "He made it all the way through. He went all the way through practice. Last period, he was still getting reps out there; we were scout team on some periods so it may have looked like he was out on some. Some of those periods, we just kept him warm; it might have looked like he got pulled out, but he wasn’t. He was just keeping his hamstring warm.  

    "That’s something that he’s going to have to get over. He’s not over the hump yet, but he’s probably right on that hump and we’ve just got to keep him going and going in the right direction."
    Young apparently was feeling good enough to run back a punt during practice, although special teams coach Danny Crossman wasn't exactly pleased that Young did that.
  • Defensive tackle Andre Fluellen practiced for the first time since breaking his hand. He was still wearing a big cast on his hand, though.
  • Wide receiver Calvin Johnson missed Tuesday's practice as he continues to recover from a shoulder injury.
  • Tight end Richard Dickson missed practice again, and apparently he has a knee injury that might not be of the short-term variety. If that's the case, he will likely be waived/injured for the second straight year.
  • Wide receiver Rashied Davis and offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus got the day off to rest.
  • It looks like cornerback Alphonso Smith is almost ready to be activated from the active/non-football injury list.

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Detroit Lions Training Camp: Notes From Monday's Practice

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Detroit Lions Training Camp: Titus Young, Maurice Morris, Others Return To Practice

  • Jeff Backus wasn't the only Detroit Lions player to return to practice on Sunday. Quite a few others were back at practice after missing some time, including running back Maurice Morris, wide receiver Titus Young, wide receiver Demario Ballard, tight end Tony Scheffler and cornerback Chris Houston.
  • Young only participated in the 7-on-7 drill and then left the field. Jim Schwartz says this was by design and that Young was doing conditioning stuff.
  • Four of the players who missed Sunday's practice were fullback Matt Clapp, offensive tackle Corey Hilliard, defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock.
  • Wide receiver Calvin Johnson was back on the practice field after not playing on Friday against the Browns.
  • Backus was glad to be back on the field after missing an extended period of time for the first time in his career.
  • "Wide receiver" Stefan Logan practiced at running back today. Schwartz had this to say about Logan's versatility:
    "That’s what he did for us last year. He carried the ball a lot of times. He’s a good returner, good cover man—he’s a multi-dimensional football player. If he wasn’t 5’3", he might be able to play some safety.

    "He’s a football player. He’s short, but he’s not small. We can do a lot of things (with him) and that’s been in our plans. We haven’t seen a lot of that stuff in training camp, mainly because we’re looking at other players and other positions that are competing for spots and things like that. Honestly, Logan’s really not competing for any spot, it’s just a matter of getting him ready and getting him going. It’s very difficult to get him some returns now in the preseason, but he got one in the first game, and we’ll keep him going there and do some other stuff with him too."
    Last year Logan didn't catch a single pass, but he did have 15 carries. It would probably be more accurate to list him as a running back instead of a wide receiver.
  • Defensive tackle Nick Fairley is no longer wearing a walking boot. Hopefully that's a sign that his recovery is going well and he will be back soon.
  • The Lions are scheduled to practice at 9:15 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Monday's practice is not open to the public, but Tuesday's session is going to be if the weather is nice.

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Detroit Lions Training Camp: Notes From Thursday's Practice

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Detroit Lions Training Camp: Chris Houston, Corey Williams Return To Practice

  • Originally there wasn't a practice scheduled for Thursday, but the Detroit Lions announced that they will hold one at 10:15 a.m. It will be open to the public.
  • CB Chris Houston and DT Corey Williams returned to practice after dealing with injuries earlier this week. CB Eric Wright, on the other hand, was out.
  • S John Wendling missed practice and had his right leg wrapped.
  • WR Titus Young and WR Demario Ballard once again missed practice.
  • Jim Schwartz ordered the team to run gassers after a "tussle" between Kyle Vanden Bosch and Corey Hilliard set off a bit of a brawl. Schwartz had this to say about the incident:
    "We had a little too much energy during practice,'' Schwartz said. "We needed to expel it somehow so we ran for a little bit and then we got back to work. It was probably a good time to do it. It was about as hot as we can get up here and we took advantage of it."
    A separate "scuffle" happened after Matt Clapp had what Chris McCosky described as a cheap shot on Willie Young.
  • TE Tony Scheffler had to leave practice and get stitches after cutting the webbing between two of his fingers. Ouch.

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Detroit Lions Training Camp: Nick Fairley Making Progress

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