Lions notes: Ameer Abdullah, Michael Burton, more

Lions notes looks at Ameer Abdullah, Michael Burton and much more.

• Pro Football Focus really seems to like the Detroit Lions' new backfield duo of Ameer Abdullah and Michael Burton:

  Detroit Lions 2nd round RB Ameer Abdullah forced 66 missed tackles in 2014, 3rd most of all players from 2015 draft class

  — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 4, 2015

  New Lion FB Michael Burton was our highest graded run blocking FB among draft eligible FBs

  — Nathan Jahnke (@PFF_NateJahnke) May 2, 2015

  Lions 5th round pick Michael Burton played 631 snaps for Rutgers and had highest production grade of any FB in the FBS in 2014

  — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 3, 2015

  
  
• Speaking of backfield duos, this is just a great tidbit:

  Amused by the fact the Lions came out of the Draft with RBs on the opposite end of the alphabet spectrum in Ameer Abdullah and Zach Zenner

  — Redruckus81 (@Redruckus81) May 3, 2015

  (Zach Zenner is an undrafted free agent signing.