The Detroit Lions made a mistake during OTAs recently.
They violated player work rules during the week of May 27 when they had on-field physical contact. Due to that, they’ll have to forfeit this Monday’s practice.
“On Friday evening the organization was made aware by the NFL and NFLPA that Organized Team Activities (OTA) practices held the week of May 27 violated player work rules pertaining to on-field physical contact pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.”
“As a result, the team’s OTA practice scheduled for Monday, June 10 has been forfeited. We take very seriously the rules set forth within the NFL’s Offseason Program and have worked to conduct our practices accordingly. We will continue to be vigilant with our practices moving forward,” the Lions said in a statement .
STATEMENT FROM THE DETROIT LIONS
“On Friday evening the organization was made aware by the NFL and NFLPA that Organized Team Activities (OTA) practices held the week of May 27 violated player work rules pertaining to on-field physical contact pursuant to the Collective…
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) June 8, 2024
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Per the CBA, teams are not allowed to have live contact or tackling during OTAs.
Because of Monday’s forfeited practice, the Lions will return to the practice field on Tuesday to continue their offseason workouts.
Once those finish up, they’ll have some time off before reporting for training camp in late July.
The 2024 NFL regular season will be here before you know it.