Allen Park — Ameer Abdullah feels ready to be a starting running back in the NFL. Although he's 5-foot-9, he's a rock-solid 203 pounds and endured plenty of hits with at least 250 offensive touches each of the last three years at Nebraska.
Yet, regardless of how well Abdullah has played this summer, the Lions plan to use a committee of running backs in 2015, whether Joique Bell is ready to play Week 1 or not.
"Whenever we get (Bell) back, it's going to be a committee," quarterback Matthew Stafford said Monday. "Joique, Ameer, Theo (Riddick), all those guys; they're talented players, top to bottom in that lineup right now.