ALLEN PARK MI - AUGUST 05: Jahvid Best #44 of the Detroit Lions takes a hand off during training camp at the Detroit Lions Headquarters and Training Facility on August 5 2010 in Allen Park Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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DeAndre Levy missed practice again today. Stepping in to take his spot with the first-team defense has mainly been Vinny Ciurciu and Jordon Dizon.
Jim Schwartz tweeted yesterday that the injuries to Levy and Louis Delmas were of the "short-term" variety, but that tweet has since been deleted
Jerome Felton is dealing with a foot sprain he suffered yesterday in practice, preventing him from finishing the session.
Jared DeVries tweaked the knee that forced him to start camp on the PUP list. The injury happened yesterday and doesn't appear to be anything serious, but he missed this morning's practice.
Jason Hanson's knee surgery went well and he is not even limping from it. Actually, it went so well that some players are giving Hanson grief over him missing camp and "Favre-ing it."
Receiver Tim Toone flashed a couple times during the morning practice, and on one play, he put a double move on cornerback Chris Houston that left him wide open down the right sideline. This is pure amateur work, but I would put Toone no lower than fourth on the Lions' depth chart of receivers after Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson and Bryant Johnson. I've thought he looked much smoother than 2009 draft choice Derrick Williams, and I'm wondering if Dennis Northcutt will be the odd man out.
Toone seems to be playing extremely well so far, and if I were to readjust my 53-man roster projection, I'd probably include him on there.
The owners of the Silverdome have some very interesting plans to completely renovate the Lions' former home in hopes of attracting an MLS team to Michigan. I will give them credit for thinking outside the box with their idea, but it seems a little unrealistic if you ask me.