According to Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, veteran linebacker Alex Anzalone has reported to training camp and even crushed his conditioning test. However, Anzalone will not be practicing on the opening day of practice.
The reasoning for that remains unclear. Anzalone has not been shy about his desire to get a new contract. While he hasn’t publicly said it outright, there are reports that he wants a new deal, and he’s hinted at it on social media, as well.
Campbell was dodgy when asked about Anzalone’s situation, but he emphatically believes Anzalone’s absence from practice is not a sit-in, holdout.