For the past couple of seasons, running back Ameer Abdullah has provided the Minnesota Vikings with solid play as both a kickoff returner and a running back. With the team activating rookie Kene Nwangwu on Tuesday and releasing him to make room, it appears that the veteran will be taking his services elsewhere.
According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Abdullah is moving on to join the team that the Vikings defeated this past Sunday, the Carolina Panthers.
The Panthers are going to be without star running back Christian McCaffrey for the next couple of weeks, and while Abdullah obviously isn’t going to be the primary replacement for him, he can provide a change of pace from rookie Chuba Hubbard and veteran Royce Freeman in the Carolina backfield.