First impressions aren’t everything, but they are something.
On Friday, the 2025 Detroit Lions rookie class took the field for the first of three rookie minicamp practices. That’s the only practice we’ll get to see from a media standpoint, so that will be our lasting impression of this rookie class until they take the field with the veterans during Organized Team Activities at the end of the month.
Obviously you, the reader, don’t have a direct first impression of this rookie class. But plenty has already been written about Friday’s practice. You can see my observations here, and you can also get more analysis over at Freep, Detroit Football Network, Lions Wire, and Sports Illustrated.