-- Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said this morning that he doesn’t feel like he’s coaching a rookie when he’s working with Matthew Stafford. But he also clarified that the quarterback situation is still in its infancy. Read more about Linehan’s observations in Wednesday’s Oakland Press.
 -- DT Grady Jackson participated in individual drills, his first appearance in a Lions’ workout. The veteran is coming off knee surgery in February. Coach Jim Schwartz said they will ease him into training camp since he missed the whole offseason.
 -- It was the first day in full pads and the intensity crept up a notch or two.
 -- Tight ends Casey Fitzsimmons (ankle) and Brandon Pettigrew (thigh) sat out again. Schwartz said both are still day to day.
— PAULA PASCHE