Fall practice has started, and the team gets padded up starting August 3. The team hasn’t been in contact practice conditions since that short period in March and April. The interesting thing is that there have been some changes that will make contact a bit heavier this season. As has been noted by Jay, the new strength and conditioning regime has changed things quite a bit.
The defensive line is heavier, but that’s muscle, folks. It looks like the players have also been doing some conditioning since I am seeing better leg definition and muscle mass.