Detroit Lions Training Camp: Day 5 Live Blog

On Friday, Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia had the opportunity to discuss two players the organization will be counting on to be cornerstone pieces for several seasons to come.

On Center Frank Ragnow:

“Frank Ragnow has really just continued to grow and develop every year. There’s probably not enough great things to say about him. He’s a great person -- just really turning into a tremendous player certainly at the center position. I think he has settled in to that after a year under his belt last year with that, and now really taking the lead of the communication and working with the quarterback and all of the things you need to do as a center to pull that group together. He’s done a phenomenal job."

On Linebacker Jahlani Tavai:

"At his position, specifically linebacker, there’s a lot to learn at that position. Certainly the first year you’re just trying to go through and make sure you know what you’re job is, and you can go out and execute at a high level and perform. As we work into Year 2, and we’re trying to expand the knowledge and concepts of what the defense does and push it into some of those areas where he can understand where to help and where the different positions have to go and broaden that command of the defense. I think that’s the biggest part of it for a linebacker is that you do tie together the back-end and the front-end in a manner with coverage and rush and making sure the defense is balanced and the communication and the control of that is really something with Jahlani that we’re trying to push further ahead."

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Inside The Den Ep. 2

No Desmond Trufant again during team drills and Jeff Okudah tweaked something early in practice.

So it was Oruwariye and Darryl Roberts as the starting CBs today.
— Jeremy Reisman (@DetroitOnLion) August 22, 2020

Lions with a quick practice in shells today (probably back in full pads tomorrow). No Swift or Scarbrough, didn’t see Trufant or Okudah do anything once the team period began. Hunter Bryant left early with some sort of leg issue (looked like hamstring).
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 22, 2020

It is a hot one at Lions practice. Have fantasy questions about some of these receivers? Use #espnfantasymarathon to ask away. pic.twitter.com/qWhcKpuh4y
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) August 22, 2020

JD said 🙅‍♂️#LionsCamp X @RocketMortgage pic.twitter.com/v1gaxe9rrz
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 22, 2020

Catch more highlights from #LionsCamp in Episode 2⃣ of Inside the Den fueled by @Gatorade!https://t.co/uRl0VdvTbO
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 22, 2020

Matt Patricia said at some point they’ll go to Ford Field to get work in on turf but hasn’t figured out when.
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) August 22, 2020

Another big day from Hock, but Kearse and Walker are battling. https://t.co/wlpkZmDKdp
— Jeremy Reisman (@DetroitOnLion) August 22, 2020

Kerryon Johnson @AyeyoKEJO during today's #Lions post-practice media session: "Me and knee brace are one person."

He's used it all offseason. And he's become known as "the knee brace guy" on the team, @DetroitPodcast. pic.twitter.com/6krR7pnviP
— Vito Chirco (@VitoJerome) August 22, 2020

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