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Day 3 of Detroit Lions training camp was held on Sunday morning in Allen Park. The Lions practiced in full pads for the first time this year, and because of new NFL rules, this meant that players wore thigh and knee pads.
Here's a look at various notes from the practice:
Offense
- The Lions had Dylan Gandy taking first-team reps at right guard on Sunday. Larry Warford was working as the second-team offensive guard.
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Corey Hilliard was once again working as the first-team offensive tackle.
- Dave Birkett tweeted a Vine of the Lions' running backs and wide receivers going through drills:
Lions RBs and WRs going through drills https://t.co/0VJz1ToyGo
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) July 28, 2013
- Per Birkett, Mikel Leshoure worked as the second running back in the Lions' rotation on Sunday. On the first two days of practice, Joique Bell apparently got the majority of the No. 2 reps.
- According to Chris McCosky, Calvin Johnson beat Chris Houston and Glover Quin on a 60-yard pass on Sunday.
- The Lions' offensive line vs. defensive line drill produced a lot of tweets. Here's a rundown of some of the offense-focused ones:
Hilliard with two good reps vs. Jason Jones in one-on-one drills. #lionscamp
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) July 28, 2013Rob Sims with two two great reps vs. Fairley. #lionscamp
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) July 28, 2013Full pad one on ones OL v DL. Suh beat Gandy bad. Hilliard held own with Jones. Sims stymied Fairley twice
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) July 28, 2013Reiff pancaked Willie Young
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) July 28, 2013Riley Reiff looks the part at LT. Anchored well and kept Willie Young off the bag. #lionscamp
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) July 28, 2013Warford beat Newagbo and Saddler-McQueen
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) July 28, 2013Offensive line looked pretty good in one-on-one drills with DL. #lionscamp
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) July 28, 2013Thought Rob Sims Riley and Riley Reiff both looked good in 1 on 1s
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) July 28, 2013
Defense
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Louis Delmas and Quin finally got a chance to line up next to each other during a drill on Sunday, according to Tim Twentyman.
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Tahir Whitehead got his shot at being the first-team left outside linebacker on Sunday.
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Chris Greenwood got some praise for his coverage of Mike Thomas during a drill.
Chris Greenwood showed some nice press coverage skills. Didn't let Mike Thomas go more than four yards. #Lions
— Josh Katzenstein (@jkatzenstein) July 28, 2013
- Here are some defensive line-oriented tweets from the OL vs. DL drill:
Ziggy looked like he got the better of Hardman on that one. #lionscamp
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) July 28, 2013Ansah beat Hardman twice. Speed.
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) July 28, 2013Idonije and Fox split
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) July 28, 2013Good set of one on ones OL vs DL. Spencer Nealy got real excited after his two wins, even teammates had to chuckle at his enthusiasm
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) July 28, 2013
- Here's more praise for Ziggy Ansah:
Ziggy Ansah dropping back and reading screen well. The guy has wheels. #lionscamp
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) July 28, 2013
Special teams
- Per McCosky, Blake Clingan had a punt blocked by Alex Elkins and was flipped over in the process.