Cornerback Ennis Rakestraw left the first day of practice with a chest injury and defensive lineman Roy Lopez left Monday's practice with a foot injury. Neither player had fully returned to practice as of Friday morning. Linebacker Alex Anzalone has not practiced because of a hamstring injury.

Alex Anzalone, Sam LaPorta, Brian Branch, and Jameson Williams are just a few of the Lions looking for extensions, with the last three all looking for longer term ones for their second pro contract. None of those four names will come cheap, either.

British & Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has made three changes to the starting team that beat Australia in the first test and brought his son Owen in on the bench as the tourists look to sew up the series in Melbourne on Saturday.

Joe Schmidt's team naming for the second Test against the British & Irish Lions could go a long way to defining his time as coach of Australia.