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Travis Lulay dropped back, planted, then rolled hard to his right. Quickening his pace, he fired a 40-yard bomb on the run to a streaking Manny Arceneaux, dropping a perfectly weighted pass right in front of the B.C. Lions’ receiver.

“I see you Lulu!,” an appreciative Jeremiah Johnson called out from the stands.

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So did everybody else. And that was kind of the point.

The media, along with a smattering of fans, coaches, players and family saw the Lions’ quarterback run through the paces Friday at the team’s practice facility in Surrey, the methodical, controlled display an overtly public demonstration to show just how far Lulay has come since blowing out his right knee eight months ago.

“There’s a number of reasons we went public. I think the most important for me, is when we go to training camp, is to already know the setting he’s going to be in. It’s not a matter of everybody coming and focusing in on Travis, and focusing on his health … or what part he’s going to play,” said Lions’ coach Wally Buono, whose team heads to Kamloops for training camp, which kicks off May 20.