Lions lose one day of OTA practice after violating offseason rules regarding on-field contact

The Detroit Lions are losing one of their organized team activity practices due to violating rules regarding offseason workouts. Detroit will forfeit its practice session scheduled for June 10.

While the team did not reveal the specific violation, the rules in the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association concern on-field contact during offseason practices. The Lions issued a statement that acknowledged the rules violation and forfeiting an OTA session as a result.

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“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,” the statement said. “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,” the statement continued. “We will continue to be vigilant with our practices moving forward.”

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

The section in the CBA regarding on-field contact reads as follows (via the Detroit News’ Justin Rogers):

“No live contact is permitted (during OTAs). No one-on-one offense vs. defense drills are permitted (i.e., no offensive lineman vs. defensive lineman pass rush or pass protection drills, no wide receivers vs. defensive backs bump-and-run drills and no one-on-one special teams drills involving both offense and defense are permitted) except that, outside of the 10-yard line, simulated press coverage is permitted using…

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Publish date : 2024-06-08 22:12:40

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