Live Updates, Highlights: Lions Second Joint Practice With Dolphins

The Detroit Lions were able to excel and peform at a high level against the Miami Dolphins.

By all accounts, it was one of the most lopsided practices reporters will witness in their careers.

Detroit's offense and defense systemically picked apart Miami's plans and made it quite the long day for the AFC East squad.

Veteran left tackle returned to action this week, after an elected offseason surgery cleaned up his right shoulder.

In his return, he felt his conditioning was in a good spot.

"It feels really good," Decker told reporters, after Detroit's first joint practice with Miami. "And then the conditioning aspect of it. We did a lot of work on running, stuff inside during practice to make sure once I was able to get in practice, I wasn't going to have an issue with conditioning that was going to cause me to not be able to have reps.

"I mean, we're building my reps up right now. Today I probably got 20, but that was the big thing. Am I going to be in shape? Is my body going to feel good? Cause I think if I can get those things down, I know how to play football."

Detroit's offensive players credited defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard and the Lions' defense for making life so difficult at camp.

Throughout the first couple of weeks, Detroit's defense has really struggled to gain momentum, due to the aggressive nature of the team's new defensive leader.

With starters not likely to take many snaps in the preseason contest against Miami, the work done this week is a vital part of this phase of training camp, where players are ramping up and preparing for the start of the NFL regular sason.

"I mean, we have a really good defense that we practice against, so the yards are going to be tough to come by," Decker said. "And then you get a new opponent and just with the way that we practice and the tempo that we practice at, we play that way so when we get in games it's harder for other people to keep up. And I think that pays dividends. It's hard on you as a player. You got to recover, you got to take care of yourself. But when it goes to playing against other teams, I think it pays dividends."

Follow along with Lions OnSI, as we are in attendance to cover Thursday's practice.

12:05 p.m. -- Practice ends with a Lions pass breakup.

11:50 a.m. -- A recap of a recent Dolphins offense 11-on-11 series: Tua Tagovailoa and Jaylen Waddle narrowly missed connecting on a deep ball, as Waddle couldn't corral the pass. Jaylen Wright had a pair of nice gains, then Alex Anzalone sacked Tagovailoa. A pair of incompletions ended the drive.

11:41 a.m. -- Grant Stuard and Sione Vaki are the Lions' first-team kick returners in a special teams drill.

11:34 a.m. -- The Lions' defense has bounced back from some struggles in early drills to smother the Dolphins' offense early in team periods.

11:32 a.m. -- Story on two signings the Lions made prior to practice Thursday.

11:28 a.m. -- Jared Goff hit Jameson Williams on a deep pass for a 50-yard touchdown. Williams beat former Lion Ifeatu Melifonwu in coverage, and the two traded words before being separated by Amon-Ra St. Brown.

11:17 a.m. -- On the offensive side, the Lions scored on three of four red-zone plays. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and David Montgomery all had scores for the Lions.

11:10 a.m. -- Aidan Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport had back-to-back sacks during 11-on-11 drills. The second-team defense has had some issues, however, as they've been flagged for holding on multiple snaps.

11:00 a.m. -- The Dolphins offense is working early, scoring several touchdowns on Detroit's defense. Zach Wilson had a touchdown toss to Tahj Washington, while Tua Tagovailoa connected for touchdowns with Jaylen Waddle and Malik Washington.

10:45 a.m. -- Among the players back in action for the Lions are Terrion Arnold, Tom Kennedy, Dominic Lovett and Pat O'Connor. Kerby Joseph, Giovanni Manu and Malik Taylor have yet to be observed participating.

10:30 a.m. -- Story with injury updates from Dan Campbell regarding tight end Sam LaPorta and cornerback Terrion Arnold.

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