For the first time since 2015, the Detroit Lions will not have joint practices during training camp.
After initially ruling that NFL teams must run their training camps at their home facilities in 2020, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the league sent a second memo out to teams informing them “that they also will not be allowed to hold joint practices with other teams this summer”.
“In order to mitigate exposure risks,” Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson reported on the memo, “we have agreed that no joint practices will be permitted this year during training camp. We believe that each of these steps will enhance our ability to protect the health and safety of players and your football staffs.”
With pre-season away games at New England and Miami — two coaching staffs with ties to the Lions via their time together at the Patriots — it was very likely the teams would have made arrangements for joint practices ahead of at least one of those games.
The Free Press’ Dave Birkett suggested on Twitter that the Lions and Patriots were hoping to have joint practices in Foxborough, after spending last year in Allen Park.
Be sure to stay tuned to Lions Wire as training camp dates and possible availability for fans to attend the practices are scheduled.
