The pads were on in Allen Park for Tuesday morning’s Detroit Lions practice session, the 12th of training camp. A near-capacity crowd got to watch a lot of hitting and spirited action on the sun-soaked morning.
With the contact amping up, I spent most of the day watching the offensive and defensive lines at full speed. The notes will reflect that emphasis in my viewing.
Here’s what I saw, heard and observed on the 12th day of Lions practice, August 9th.