The Vikings have agreed to a new deal with Ameer Abdullah (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter). Terms of the deal are not yet known,
Abdullah had lots of hype coming out of Nebraska in 2015. The Lions’ second-round pick was reasonably productive as a rookie, averaging 4.2 yards per carry plus added 25 catches for 183 yards. His follow-up season was mostly lost to injury and he was unable to reassert himself in 2017, as he averaged just 3.3 yards per tote. In 2018, he found his way to the rival Vikings as a backup RB.
Abdullah, 28 in June, has only seen 31 carries across two-years-and-change in Minnesota. Still, he’s suited up for every possible game across the last two years with much of his time spent on special teams. He also serves as the Vikes’ main kick returner with a career average of 26.4 yards per attempt. This year, he may see more time behind Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison now that Mike Boone is out of the picture.
Vet. min. I hope.
Can’t see it being worth more than that tbh. He’s not like a bondafide scrub, but he’s the third on the chopping block they’re not shelling out millions for a special teamer at this point.
Didn’t realize this guy was still in the league to be honest
Good re-signing. He can run the ball, catch it (6 career TD’s in 81 catches), and return kick-offs. He’s also an excellent special teams gunner, and reputed to be a very good pass blocker. Solid RB3/RB4.