With Week 1 of joint practices in the books, you could say Detroit Lions training camp is now in full swing. They got two good days of work in against the visiting New York Giants and will cap the week off with their first preseason game of the year at Ford Field.
With the condensing of the preseason schedule, coaches around the league are opting to use joint practices as a way to get their starters meaningful reps, and using the actual exhibition game to get longer looks at backups and roster-hopefuls.
So while it’s likely many starters won’t be dressed for the game, there will still be plenty to watch for as the competition around the Lions’ roster has been dialed up.