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TIM AND MIKE: Training camp Day 1 observations
Link: www.detroitlions.com/news/tim-and-mike-training-camp-day-1-observations-x8784
Football is BACK, baby! Wake up, Lions fans! WAKE. UP.
TIM AND MIKE: Training camp Day 1 observations
Mr. Everything: Veteran safety Quandre Diggs was the only defensive back in the NFL last year to finish with at least 75 tackles, three interceptions, three tackles for loss and one pick-six. He’s played both safety spots and both inside and outside cornerback during his career. He was a quarterback in high school. During Thursday’s first practice of training camp, he was also among a group of players that included Jamal Agnew, Danny Amendola, Brandon Powell and Tom Kennedy returning punts. Is there anything Diggs can’t do on the football field? – Tim Twentyman
Tavai fitting in: Jahlani Tavai looked at home with the starting linebackers in the offseason workouts, and he was just as comfortable at the start of training camp. The second-round draft pick from Hawaii worked with the No. 1 unit. The way he communicated with teammates between plays showed that he was not out of place. – Mike O’Hara
Playmaking rookie: Rookie first-round pick T.J. Hockenson made a few nice plays in his training camp debut. The team’s No. 1 pick this past April snuck behind the linebackers and caught a touchdown in the back of the end zone in the last rep of a goal line passing drill that forced the defense to do pushups. Later, in 7-on-7’s, he made a leaping catch in the corner of the end zone and was able to get both feet in bounds for a touchdown. – Tim Twentyman
Center of attention: Frank Ragnow was at center from the first snap. We can end any speculation of whether the move to center from left guard – where he started all 16 games last season as a rookie – was an offseason experiment. – Mike O’Hara
First five: Speaking of the offensive line, there are a lot of question marks about the starting left guard spot this camp. As expected, the five linemen with the first-team unit Thursday were Taylor Decker, Kenny Wiggins, Frank Ragnow, Graham Glasgow and Rick Wagner. We’ll see if things change Friday. – Tim Twentym
Tavai fitting in: Jahlani Tavai looked at home with the starting linebackers in the offseason workouts, and he was just as comfortable at the start of training camp. The second-round draft pick from Hawaii worked with the No. 1 unit. The way he communicated with teammates between plays showed that he was not out of place. – Mike O’Hara
Playmaking rookie: Rookie first-round pick T.J. Hockenson made a few nice plays in his training camp debut. The team’s No. 1 pick this past April snuck behind the linebackers and caught a touchdown in the back of the end zone in the last rep of a goal line passing drill that forced the defense to do pushups. Later, in 7-on-7’s, he made a leaping catch in the corner of the end zone and was able to get both feet in bounds for a touchdown. – Tim Twentyman
Center of attention: Frank Ragnow was at center from the first snap. We can end any speculation of whether the move to center from left guard – where he started all 16 games last season as a rookie – was an offseason experiment. – Mike O’Hara
First five: Speaking of the offensive line, there are a lot of question marks about the starting left guard spot this camp. As expected, the five linemen with the first-team unit Thursday were Taylor Decker, Kenny Wiggins, Frank Ragnow, Graham Glasgow and Rick Wagner. We’ll see if things change Friday. – Tim Twentym
Link: www.detroitlions.com/news/tim-and-mike-training-camp-day-1-observations-x8784