Robin Buckson, The Detroit News
— The Lions didn’t sign a running back this offseason. LeGarrette Blount, the last notable name on the market, agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday. The Lions didn’t draft a back either. Those decisions served as a clear vote of confidence in Ameer Abdullah, the team’s second-round draft pick in 2015.
While there’s value in the organizational support, Abdullah said he wasn’t threatened by talk of increasing competition for his job.
“It doesn’t bother me to talk about that stuff, but at the same time, I don’t really care what really happened, because I feel like I’m a better player than whoever they were going to bring in,” Abdullah said, speaking at the team’s “Taste of the Lions” event at Ford Field.