Jeremy Ross knows what's up.
He heard the talk from coaches and the Lions' front office about needing to get better in the return game. He was watching on draft weekend when the Lions selected Ameer Abdullah.
Now two months into the offseason program, Ross isn’t sweating the stuff he can’t control. He’s worrying about what he can do to be a better football player.
“I can’t control who’s back there and what guys are competing for a spot,” he said after Thursday’s OTA practice. “All I can control is myself and working and doing my best.