Live blog: What's happening at the Dolphins-Lions joint practice on Wednesday
11:10 update: All this is 11 on 11 work: Jared Goff connected with Amon Ra St. Brown for 15 yards, beating Ethan Bonner. Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs then bolted for 10 yards.... Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks forced a fumble by Lions running back David Montgomery, who recovered it. Chop Robinson was injured on the play; it's too soon to know how severe.
11:07 update: Dolphins linebackers Derrick McLendon and Quinton Bell and Grayson Murphy easily won their 1 on 1 reps against Lions offensive linemen.... Chop Robinson lost another rep against Penei Sewell.
11:06 update: More 7 on 7s: Lions Pro Bowl receiver Amon St. Brown beat Cornell Armstrong for a long touchdown. ... Tagovailoa threw a pass that Julian Hill dropped and then overthrew Nick Westbrook-Ikhine in 7 on 7s... Zach Wilson, shaking off the two interceptions, completed two downfield passes, including one to AJ Henning... Dee Eskridge and Malik Washington both had receptions.
11:05 a.m. update: More 1 on 1 work: Dolphins rookie defensive lineman Kenneth Grant drove back Lions rookie lineman Tate Ratledge. But Lions Pro Bowl offensive lineman Penei Sewell easily handled Dolphins edge rusher Chop Robinson in their duel.
11:03 update: Zach Wilson was intercepted twice in 7 on 7 drills. One was a batted pass that went straight in the air; the other was underthrown and Nick Whiteside jumped to snag it.
11 a.m. update: In 7 on 7 action, Dolphins linebacker Willie Gay and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick stopped Lions tight end Sam LaPorta for a short gain... Tua Tagovailoa connected with De'Von Achane on the sideline.
10:55 a.m. update: Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown torched cornerback Jack Jones in 1 on 1 matchups involving a quarterback, receiver and defensive back. Then he made a sideline catch against Jones and then beat Jones deep. What a debacle for Jones.
Dolphins tight end Julian Hill beat Detroit's Grant Stuard - who talked some smack about the Dolphins this week - over the top in 1 on 1 drills....
Rookie cornerback Jason Marshall Jr., who didn't allow a completion on either target against him in the Chicago game, had excellent coverage on Lions receiver Ronnie Bell.
10:50 a.m update.: Several Dolphins aren't practicing -- linebackers Jaelan Phillips (undisclosed; Dolphins have suggested it isn't serious) and Mo Kamara (concussion protocol); right tackle Austin Jackson (lower leg; expected back by Sept. 7 opener at Colts); safety Ashtyn Davis (out indefinitely with a leg injury); fullback Alec Ingold (concussion protocol) and offensive linemen Andrew Meyer (not close to returning) and Kion Smith (undisclosed) and Bayron Matos.
Safety Elijah Campbell returned to practice after exiting the Chicago game with an injury.
Claude Smalls II reported from suburban Detroit. Barry Jackson reported from an office.
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