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Training camp observations: Detroit Lions shake up starting defense

Detroit Lions' Matt Patricia talks with the media about, among other topics, wide receiver Kenny Golladay. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Lions didn't have a great defensive performance in last week's exhibition-opening loss to the Oakland Raiders.

They gave up 147 yards on the ground, were lucky it wasn't more after a long Marshawn Lynch touchdown got called back on penalty, and looked slower than I remember in the back seven.

Whether it was in reaction to that or just the natural progression of things, Lions coach Matt Patricia shook up his first-team defense on Day Whatever It Is of training camp (they all run together at this point of the summer).