Mikel Leshoure puts in full-squad practice

For the first time since tearing his Achilles last August, Lions RB Mikel Leshoure put in a full-squad practice on Thursday.  "It felt real good," he said afterwards. "It feels good now. I felt like I made some cuts and I wasn’t thinking about anything out there just going out there and reacting.”  HC Jim Schwartz liked what he saw out of his 2nd-year back.  "You could tell when he ran that he didn’t think about his ankle or his Achilles or anything else," Schwartz said. "He was thinking about finding the hole and getting up field. He was making cuts off defenders. He was making cuts as they appeared. He was a running back. He wasn’t doing rehab. He wasn’t doing foot patterns. He wasn’t controlling the action. He was reacting to defenders. That’s an important step.”  These are still non-contact practices, and Leshoure isn't even close to being out of the woods yet.  He's definitely moving in the right direction though.  We'll continue to monitor his recovery throughout the summer.