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Niyo: Recovering Theo Riddick is Lions’ man of mystery

Daniel Mears, The Detroit News

Allen Park — They gave us a glimpse, but that was all.

And that’s part of the reason everyone’s watching Theo Riddick now, waiting and wondering. Ameer Abdullah, the Lions’ No. 1 running back, has returned to action, after missing almost all of last season with a foot injury. But his tag-team partner in the backfield still is spinning his wheels, if you will, watching — and waiting for the green light — as he works his way back from offseason surgery.