Abdullah (shoulder) is pushing for a feature back role in Detroit, Dirk Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Abdullah split time in 2015 with Theo Riddick, Zach Zenner, and Joique Bell. The Lions appear ready to take a running back by committee approach once again, but Abdullah, the team's second-round pick in 2015, thinks he can take the bulk of the workload. His role does figure to increase in 2016 but it appears unlikely that he sees a large uptick in redzone carries, where Zenner and Riddick look to see a bulk of the work.