JIM CALDWELL PRESSER AFTER LIONS OTA 3
Opening statement following Lions OTA 3 “Few good days of good, solid work and the guys are learning the system and getting acclimated, getting back in the swing of things and we still got a long way to go, so I’ll open up for any questions”
On RB Ameer Abdullah’s recovery from shoulder surgery: “He’s recovering nicely.”
On when Abdullah had surgery: “I’m not going to say the certain, exact date but he had a little bit earlier on.”
On if Abdullah played with the injury last year: “You know I don’t talk about injuries and all that stuff, you know, those kind of details, but he had the procedure and he’s recovering nicely.”
On when he expects Abdullah to be back: “We’ll see.”
On WR Golden Tate’s absence: “Not here. We know where he is. We know his situation. He’s not missing in action or anything.”
On if Tate is hurt: “No.”
On TE Eric Ebron not participating in practice: “He’s healing. He’s coming along, so we got a few guys with some bumps and bruises and some issues, but he should be back.”
On what he sees from his team through Lions OTA 3 “You know it’s never going to be perfect. Obviously, a little bit sloppy in some areas but that’s what we expect from these things. If we looked excellent, if we looked perfect just in terms of our functioning out there, there wouldn’t be much for us to do. But there’s a whole lot for us to do. We’ve got a lot of young guys learning the system that, you know, for three days I think they’ve got a lot of good work done.”
On what the young players can show in OTAs: “You know, obviously, athleticism, movement, skills, all those things can be determined. But then also your ability to apply the concepts in which you’ve learned. You know, we can certainly get quite a bit out of that and just to see what his aptitude level is in understanding. So even though you don’t have pads on for linemen, it’s a little different issue for them, you’re not doing really a lot of the heavy work. But a lot of the skill guys, the evaluation’s a little easier.”
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