The Lions completed their 11th day of training camp with morning and afternoon practices on the outdoor fields today at the team's practice facility. The players practiced in shorts for both sessions.
Detroit has announced that they have signed DT Shaun Smith and WR Billy McMullen, placed DE Jared DeVries (Achilles) on the reserve/injured list and released G Toniu Fonoti.
WR Bryant Johnson did not practice today and remains on the Active Non-Football Injury list.
The Detroit Lions kick off the 2009 preseason this week at Ford Field when they face the Atlanta Falcons at 4 p.m. EDT. The game will mark only the fourth time the two have met in the preseason, having met three consecutive years from 1997-99, of which Atlanta won two.
This week's game will be televised in Metro Detroit on WWJTV 62/CBS on tape delay with coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Matt Shepard will handle play-by-play, former Lions WR Desmond Howard will add color commentary while Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders and local sportscaster Steve Courtney report from the sideline.
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