Lions rookie running back Ameer Abdullah didn't receive that many reps during the preseason, but that is slated to change during the regular season, per ESPN.com.
Lions offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said that Abdullah will likely play a major role in the team's offense on Sunday against the Chargers.
“He’s going to get a chance to run the ball and he’s going to be used extensively in the pass game,” Lombardi said. “So, like a lot of running backs, he’s a well-rounded player, which makes it easy. People call them three-down backs, and he is certainly a guy that can do it all, so he’ll be rotated in there and we expect good things from him.”