Dan Campbell described this week’s training camp schedule for the Detroit Lions as wanting to ramp up Sunday, after a busy week in New Jersey, and that the week would be “circled” while hoping for two competitive practices on Monday and Wednesday.
Sunday afternoon’s practice was just shells (helmet and shoulder pads) and was a less intense practice with many meaningful players sitting out. Monday’s practice was fully padded and included live tackling, pass rush one-on-ones, and end-of-game scenarios. While Wednesday’s practice wasn’t a scrimmage, as originally planned, it was a very competitive practice in shells that included nine-on-sevens (no WR/CB and runs only) and two end-of-game scenarios with the final one being a nine-point deficit situation.