Organized Team Activities (OTAs) finally kick off for the Detroit Lions on Monday. It will be the first time the entire team—rookies and all—practice together in actual football drills that have everything other than pads. It will be Matt Patricia’s first set of OTAs as a head coach after a full offseason to prepare for the team.
Here are five storylines to watch over the next three weeks as the Lions continue their offseason program.
While we got highly-manicured videos of T.J. Hockenson catching fingertip balls and Jahlani Tavai running all over the place, this week we’ll get an actual look at them competing in football drills.