The Detroit Lions are in Phase II of the offseason training program, which means players can have on-field workouts that may include individual player instruction and drills as well as team practice conducted on a separate position basis. There are still no live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills permitted.
Phase III consists of the next four weeks of the program, when teams can conduct 10 OTA practices. That’s when 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills begin. It’s also when coaches will begin to see what progress returning players have made from last season, how new players fit into the mix, and how the rookies are assimilating themselves to this league alongside the veterans.