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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP)Calvin Johnson(notes) stood off to the side during drills,then insisted there's no reason to be alarmed.Detroit's standout receiver gave every indication he will be ready to playFriday night in the Lions' preseason opener against Cincinnati. Detroit hasplenty of other injury concerns already, but Johnson said he's looking forwardto a live game after the long offseason."I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine," Johnson said with a smile. "I'mdefinitely looking forward to a little competition and getting out on thefield."                                                                                                                                                              Johnson caught 77 passes for 1,120 yards and 12 touchdowns last seasonandthat was with three different quarterbacks. Johnson had tape removed from hisleft leg toward the end of practice Wednesday and didn't do much after that.Coach Jim Schwartz said he wasn't hurt and repeated that explanation afterJohnson did little but stand around and relax Thursday."We've had a lot of guys take days off," Schwartz said.Although Johnson appears to be OK, several other Lions have been banged upduring the preseason. The team's top three draft picks will all miss the firstexhibition game: Defensive lineman Nick Fairley(notes) had surgery on an injured leftfoot, wide receiver Titus Young(notes) is battling a hamstring problem and running backMikel Leshoure(notes) tore his left Achilles Mitchell And Ness Dennis Byrd Jersey tendon this week, ending his season.Tight end Brandon Pettigrew(notes) is also out with an ankle injury."Once we get to the game, the only thing we can talk about are guys goingfull speed and making plays and not worrying about anything else," Schwartzsaid.Detroit will have a chance to show off some of its new free agentacquisitions. The Lions signed linebackers Justin Durant(notes) and Stephen Tulloch(notes),along with cornerback Eric Wright(notes). They hope those additions will Mitchell And Ness Art Shell Jersey bolster adefense anchored by Ndamukong Suh(notes) and the defensive line.Like the other veteran free agents, Wright couldn't practice until lastThursday."I feel pretty comfortable at this point," Wright said. "Everybody'sdealing with the same issues. All the free agents started late, and we're alltrying to pick up on the defense or the Mitchell And Ness Joe Namath Jersey offense as fast as we can."Schwartz hasn't gone into detail about how long his top players will playFriday, and he says Mitchell And Ness Fred Biletnikoff Jersey he isn't spending too much time devising any particular gameplan for Cincinnati."Preseason, you want to see players win. You don't want to see a schemewin," Schwartz said. "We're not going to scheme Mitchell And Ness Bo Jackson Jersey up a whole bunch. We're goingto run basically the same things we were running for almost two weeks intraining camp."Put players in position, let them make plays, let them San Francisco 49ers jersey play a little bittogether."One tricky task for Schwartz will be rotating his two punters and twokickers. Longtime kicker Jason Hanson(notes) hurt his right knee last season and wasreplaced by Dave Rayner(notes). They're both on the team now."It's really not final yet, but we're going to have a rotation within thegame," Schwartz said. "We'll see what makes sense. There's a lot of differentways. You can say, `OK, one guy's got the first half, one guy's got the second.'Well, if we don't have any attempts in the first  We want to see bothkickers, both punters in the preseason. It really depends on how the games go."The Lions announced Thursday that they Mitchell And Ness Jim Otto Jersey have signed free agent guard KirkChambers(notes) and waive-injured guard Mitchell And Ness Jack Tatum Jersey Jeff Maddux(notes).Detroit brought in fullback Collin Mooney for a Mitchell And Ness George Blanda Jersey workout Thursday but didn'tsign him. Mooney, who rushed for 1,339 yards at Army in 2008, is the son-in-lawof former Lions general manager Matt Millen.