The Joke is on Ameer Abdullah

A couple of inches this way and a couple of inches that way could have had running back Ameer Abdullah on a contender. Had he went to the Detroit Lions a few years ago, there’s no telling what they could have done. They would have had a good running game to go with Matthew Stafford and now retired receiver Calvin Johnson.

They still had Ndamukong Suh and the defense was bangin’ with his physical presence. Then,  during the second round of the 2015 NFL draft, the Cardinals were sitting at No. 55 and knew exactly who they wanted, calling him on the phone and everything.

But the big problem there was the Lions wanted Abdullah, too and the Lions picked 54th. It’s crazy that the Cardinals were so close to taking Abdullah that they had him on the phone in their draft room, and coach Bruce Arians and General Manager Steve Keim were celebrating that they were about to add the player they wanted.

But the Lions took Abdullah with the 54th pick, so the Cardinals, no longer having the guy they wanted at 55, traded down. They got a running back, David Johnson, in the third round. The Caridinals ended up in the NFC Championship game, a game Abdullah could have made a difference in.

Instead, he’s with the Lions, a sinking ship with Johnson not walking through that door again for the Lions. I wish I could have been there to see him watching the NFC Championship Game.

Sorry Ameer, but this joke is on you!