The Detroit Lions went back to work Wednesday -- starting a three-day minicamp -- after the team's final two organized team activities were canceled because previous ones were deemed too intense by the NFL and players' union according to the Associated Press. "I was most disappointed for some of our players, not our established players but the young guys who are trying to make the team, who are trying to improve," Schwartz said. "They were denied the opportunity." Jon Jansen, the team's union representative, was taken aback by the charge that the team was working out too hard. He said none of his teammates came to him with a complaint. "It wasn't player-generated," Jansen said. "It was from a spot check by the NFL." The NFL's collective bargaining agreement sets rules for drills without pads and it was determined the Lions -- along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens -- went too far this offseason. Schwartz said the league asked for film from a workout after a newspaper's headline indicated Ndamukong Suh and Stephen Peterman were battling it out during workouts. "It was the first practice with rookies," Schwartz said "Generally the first practice with rookies, there are going to be more guys on the ground because you have rookies who are trying to make a good first impression and you have veterans who don't want to be beat by a rookie." "They looked at that practice and didn't like the looks of it," Schwartz said. Source: Associated Press
