LATROBE, Pa. (AP) – The last thing the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions wanted from their two-day joint training camp practices was a fight. Instead of inefficient, fight-filled workouts, the Steelers and Lions went through a pair of intense, yet productive practices, featuring only a few minor skirmishes on the second day, heading into their preseason opener Friday night at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. “It’s just good to get some unfamiliar faces and some unfamiliar schemes to really test us,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “The benefit of it is unbelievable.” The Steelers previously hosted Buffalo at St. Vincent College in 2014, but it was the first joint training camp practice for the Lions since 2000 against Carolina. “You get an even more realistic look, rather than waiting until the first preseason game,” Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. “The intensity of the practice, I think when you’re working against someone you haven’t worked against, it automatically takes it up.” The practices didn’t feature any live tackling between the two teams and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was excused from the first session Tuesday. He worked out on Wednesday.
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