The Detroit Lions placed a lot of faith in Ameer Abdullah. As a second round pick in 2015 after a prolific college career at Nebraska, Abdullah was supposed to carry the torch as the next great running back in Detroit.
After a solid rookie season, where he recorded 597 rushing yards and scored three total touchdowns, the future looked bright for the former Cornhusker in the Motor City. Then a foot injury robbed Abdullah of nearly his entire sophomore campaign.
Despite coming back from a devastating Lisfranc injury, the Lions entrusted their entire rushing offense to Abdullah in 2017.