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6 Biggest Takeaways from the Detroit Lions' OTAs

Well, sort of. The players are only rocking shells (helmets) and shoes, but it's the closest we've seen to the real thing since January 4, 2015. And it's a sign of better things to come.

Organized team activities finally kicked off on May 26. Most of the team—rookies Ameer Abdullah and Alex Carter were absent for solid reasons—was present on the practice field, learning schemes, running through plays and hitting the sleds. There were even a few takeaways that surfaced during the three-day run.

Of course, not all of it is positive, but the negative stories are so early in their development that it isn't worth worrying about.