Fellow O-linemen are helping Ratledge get adjusted, but so are some of the Lions defenders, like veteran D-lineman D.J. Reader. Ratledge will pull the nine-year veteran to the side after a rep and ask what he saw, particularly if he found his way past the rookie.

The fans were back for the first time at Detroit Lions training camp on Saturday morning. The energy was palpable throughout the Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park. From the anxious cheers during the early positional drills to the raucous cheers when practice ended on an Isaac TeSlaa touchdown grab over a defender on a perfect pass from Hendon Hooker,

Allen Park — Here are some observations from the Detroit Lions ' fifth day of training camp practices in Allen Park.