The addition of Adrian Peterson will likely have a profound impact on the Detroit Lions’ running back usage in 2020. Peterson was Washington’s primary back last season, and his 211 carries ranked 19th in the NFL. If that’s any indication of how he’ll be used in Detroit, he’s not here to be a situational player or a third stringer.
So, naturally, one has to wonder what this means for a guy like Kerryon Johnson, who may have already been pushed down the depth chart by Lions second-round pick D’Andre Swift.