ALLEN PARK — Running back Aaron Brown may be a rookie but he’s no fool when it comes to the Lions’ offense.

With Calvin Johnson and Bryant Johnson back on the practice field after returning from injuries, the offense has a new look.

“They’re definitely the playmakers on the offense, we’ve been missing them these last couple of weeks,’’ Brown said. “In preseason games and even in practice they bring a different element when they’re out there. They definitely get the respect and they give us a little bit of a chance on the perimeter to work some better things in our favor on offense. It was even different out there today.’’

For more on the offense, see Wednesday’s Oakland Press.
— PAULA PASCHE