Lions camp observations: Newcomer Johnathan Alston makes big impression

Houston -- Here are some notes and observations from Wednesday's joint practice between the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans.

\u25ba When attending practice, my focus is generally geared toward players likely to contribute during the upcoming season, but sometimes a fringe player catches my attention.

After the teams went through their stretching period and some light individual drills, one of the first shared segments I caught up close was one-on-ones between Detroit's defensive backs and Houston's receivers. As a friendly reminder, this drill heavily favors the offense, so it's no surprise Houston's receivers largely got the better of the matchups, including receptions on the first six reps.

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