... penalized by the NFL because of offseason workouts that were "too intense" according to league standards.

The Lions were originally scheduled to hold two OTA days this week—Monday and Tuesday—just before minicamp started today. The plan was to give the team five full days together, with a goal to install up to 90 percent of the playbook by the end of it.

The NFL ruled that Detroit had to forfeit two OTA days and therefore, they were forced to cancel practice on Monday and Tuesday.

Mandatory minicamp did began today as scheduled, but now the Lions have less time than planed to install the playbook before training camp...

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