Overview

• Lions defenders repeatedly stifled the Dolphins in red-zone and 11-on-11 drills, validating Grant Stuard’s pre-practice challenge about Miami’s readiness
• Mike McDaniel brushed off Stuard’s comments as “noise” and urged internal growth after calling the practice a “very frustrating day”
• Tua Tagovailoa’s offense struggled to gain traction, mirroring his earlier choppy outing against the Bears and highlighting Miami’s depth concerns
• In Philadelphia, Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders suffered an oblique strain, has been ruled day-to-day and is unlikely to play in Saturday’s preseason game
• Both the Lions-Dolphins and Eagles-Browns joint practices resume Thursday, as teams weigh performance issues, injury setbacks and roster evaluations ahead of Saturday’s preseason matchups