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- Darius Slay is entering his second season in the NFL, and based on the early reports from the Detroit Lions' OTAs, he has improved quite a bit since his rookie year came to a close.
I thought Darius Slay was the best player out there today. Was extremely sticky and coverage and got his hands on a few Stafford passes.
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) May 28, 2014
ESPN's Michael Rothstein noted that Slay has "shown better recovery if he gets beat early in a route," and Rothstein mentioned that Slay's "coverage skills" are better as well. Hopefully what Slay has been able to do in OTAs will translate to the field during actual games later in the year.I thought he was one of the best players today. RT @Alex_Lassaline @jkatzenstein how does slay look?
— Josh Katzenstein (@jkatzenstein) May 28, 2014
- Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee tore his ACL during an OTA this week, and Lions players used the injury as a reminder that they have to be "taking care of each other" during practice.
- There's a lot going on in this picture:
Find out more about the #Lions' new partnership with @UToledo, which was announced today: http://t.co/SgieIvmerZ pic.twitter.com/9GkHxhn7oU
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) May 29, 2014
- FOX Sports' Ross Jones has an interesting piece on Todd Downing that includes the story of how Downing landed the Buffalo Bills' quarterbacks coach gig after he was fired by the Lions.
- Former Lions and current Jacksonville Jaguars offensive line coach George Yarno has been diagnosed with cancer. My thoughts go out to him and his family.