ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Wednesday was the final day of minicamp for the Detroit Lions, and as early as Thursday, players are off until July, able to take advantage of some much-needed time away before the start of a new season.The Lions have had lighter practices than before when it comes to OTAs and minicamp. They’re also trying to avoid praise and hype coming off of 9-8 season. But come training camp, coach Dan Campbell and company will have all the answers to lingering questions as the summer nears.Until then, here’s what we saw on the final day of minicamp.Terrion Arnold will have to win his jobIt’s Year 3 for 2024 first-round pick Terrion Arnold, and in a perfect world, we’d be talking about him being the No. 1 CB this team drafted him to be.That hasn’t happened yet — for reasons beyond his control, and some within.New OC Drew Petzing is fitting in seamlesslyColton PouncyWe’ll start with what’s out of his control: injuries.After a rookie season adjusting to NFL wide receivers and a man-heavy scheme, growing pains were expected playing such a demanding position. He was among league leaders in penalties and the holes in his game were obvious. That said, Arnold’s sophomore season was much anticipated. However, it became a frustrating one.At times, you saw the growth. He was making strides as a cornerback. He cut down on penalties and was proving to be a quality starter — even without ascending to stardom. But there were several games Arnold had to leave due to nagging injuries, prior to suffering a shoulder injury that required season-ending surgery. He played just eight games in 2025.His focus this offseason has been getting his body right for the summer. He can typically be spotted in walk-through sessions at the start of practices, before heading inside the facility — presumably for treatment. He’s been somewhat limited, but is trending toward being full-go for training camp.“Entering camp, obviously I want to be 100 (percent), but right now I would say I’m about 75, 80 percent,” Arnold said Wednesday. “Like, I think the main thing for me is just knowing that I am healthy. It’s one of those things you have to go through and you have to go out there and play, knowing that you’re not at 100 percent. Nobody is at 100 percent, but just being able to go out there, enter camp, knowing that I’ve had the surgeries, got worked on, feeling better, like, I’m ready for that.”That’s the good news here. But when Arnold eventually returns to practice without restriction, a position battle might await him.Campbell has spent the offseason preaching the importance of competition, and that extends to Arnold. The Lions conduct morning walk-throughs on two fields — the starting offense and defense on one side, and the reserves on another. Arnold has been with the reserves, while D.J. Reed, Rock Ya-Sin and Khalil Dorsey have been with the starters. And while Campbell said not to read too much into it, it’s hard not to when you hear him talk about competition.“He’s moving pretty good, all that stuff, and so, just make sure that you stay on top of that, you’re ready to go for training camp, and then it’s on,” Campbell said of Arnold. “It’s just about competing. We’ve got a lot of good guys in that room and he knows this — he’s got to go earn it.”And so, for the first time since his arrival, Arnold will have to fight for his job. He faced similar competition at Alabama, once losing his job to Eli Ricks, before earning it back and becoming a first-round pick. But that reputation can only get you so far. Factor in an offseason in the headlines for the wrong reasons, it’s easy to see why the coaching staff is trying to push him in ways he hasn’t been pushed before at this level.“I wouldn’t say it’s pressure,” Arnold said. “I feel like … competition breeds excellence. … (The front office’s) job is to go out there and find guys to come into the room to push the guys, and when you go out there and you have environments like that, that’s environments that I thrive in. … That’s what the NFL is all about. So, I mean, if you don’t have that or you don’t have coaches who are going out there trying to find guys to replace you, to push you, then it’s not going to get the best out of you.”Two-minute drillDuring Wednesday’s practice, the Lions simulated a two-minute drill.The scenario: Offense trails 33-24 with the ball on its own 35 with 1:59 to go. They need a touchdown, then a field goal, to win.• Jared Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown. Incomplete, broken up by Roger McCreary. St. Brown wanted a flag; didn’t get one. Second-and-10 from the 35, 1:54 to go.• Goff to Jahmyr Gibbs. Complete on a quick out, with Derrick Barnes nudging him out of bounds. Gain of eight yards. Third-and-2 from the 43, 1:48 to go.• Goff to St. Brown. Complete to the left sideline. First down. Gain of 11 to the 46, now in the defense’s territory, with 1:43 to go.• Goff incomplete to … nobody. Basically a throwaway. Outstanding coverage by the defense. Might’ve been a coverage sack in a real game. Second-and-10 from the 46.• Goff to Isaac TeSlaa. Complete for a gain of maybe eight or 10 yards, but TeSlaa didn’t get out of bounds. Clock continues to run.Jared Goff calls a play as he prepares to the take the snap during the Lions’ minicamp practice Wednesday. (Lon Horwedel / Imagn Images)• Goff to Jameson Williams. Complete for a moderate gain (scoreboard didn’t update with the time running). Out of bounds at the 28, with 1:12 to go.• Goff to Williams again. Bounced off his chest initially for what would’ve been a drop, but caught as he fell to the ground. Defense never touched him, so Williams got back up and ran it into the end zone. For the sake of the drill, though, the ball was spotted inside the 5-yard line with a little less than a minute to go.• Goff to St. Brown. Touchdown, back of the end zone with D.J. Reed in coverage. Clock stopped with 47 seconds to go, offense down 33-30.• Jake Bates PAT is good. Offense trails 33-31.After a simulated three-and-out and punt return, the offense took the field again, needing a FG to win. The ball was placed at their own 12-yard line, with 22 seconds left and no timeouts.• Goff to St. Brown. Nearly picked by McCreary, essentially broken up by St. Brown. The ball moved up five yards to the 17, so there might’ve been a penalty we didn’t see.• Goff to St. Brown. Nearly picked again, this time by McCreary and Jack Campbell. Second-and-10 from the 17, 12 seconds to go.• Goff to Williams. Complete toward the right sideline, but the Lions were in prevent defense with Aidan Hutchinson playing 20 yards back. Hutchinson was able to corral Williams in bounds to run out the clock. Drill over. Defense wins.News, notes and observations• WR Kendrick Law, TE Tyler Conklin, guard Ben Bartch, safety Avonte Maddox (personal), safety Kerby Joseph and safety Brian Branch were not available at practice.• The Lions signed three new receivers: WR Tay Martin, WR Tarik Black and WR Lucky Jackson. Law was officially placed on injured reserve.• Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph got some work on the JUGS machine after practice. Joseph appears to be in good spirits. We should see him in training camp. Branch will need more time, but he does look like he’s added muscle as he recovers from a torn Achilles.• Jack Campbell walked out of the facility for the start of practice with coach Dan Skipper, which might take some getting used to, but it’s been cool to see a former player like Skipper take to his new role so quickly. You can often find him chatting up a lineman after a drill or team period, offering advice or working on technique. If Hank Fraley ever leaves for a promotion, the Lions might have their heir apparent already in-house.• When asked which players have stood out to him in these practices, Dan Campbell sarcastically said the following: “(Lions kicker Jake) Bates has done a hell of a job and (Lions punter Jack) Fox. I like where those guys are at to this point. I feel big improvement.”• Campbell was also asked if he plans to change anything in training camp to prevent injury: “We’re going to push, that’s what we do, but we’ll do it smart. We have got to get these guys ready for a season, there’s a chance we play some of these guys in the preseason without the joint practices, and so I’m going to do what I think is best to prepare these guys for 17 weeks, but also understand that we have got to be smart about it and we can’t break them in training camp.”