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Rookie Levi Onwuzurike lets 'pent-up energy' loose in return to Lions practice

Allen Park — With the most extensive workload he's seen during training camp, Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike attacked the day like a starving dog who had been tossed a porterhouse.

It started to feel like every other snap during Tuesday's practice, Onwuzurike was in the backfield disrupting the play, fulfilling the promises he made the night he was drafted by the Lions.

"I think it's just for sure pent-up energy, wanting to play football again," Onwuzurike said after the practice. "I opted out (last season at the University of Washington), so not playing for so long, I think all that energy is out there, and it's going to stay there.