Tonight’s NY Jets vs Detroit Lions NFL preseason football game has a start time schedule of 7:30pm eastern time and airs on regional TV channels in the New York and Michigan markets, but will be hard to find on national television. As for running back Ameer Abdullah, senior writer for detroitlions.com Tim Twentyman expects the rookie will get a little more work.
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With all eyes on him, rookie running back Ameer Abdullah didnt disappoint under the microscope.
The Detroit Lions take on the Buffalo Bills at Ford Field.
OLB Trevor Reilly- Along with the recently released Ik Enemkpali, Reilly has had a recent surge in training camp as his name has been mentioned several times throughout practices as a player who is getting consistent pressure on the quarterback, even being credited with multiple “sacks” in a practice last week.
“A cutback”, he said simply, smiling.
But then Warford mentioned a play where Tomlinson destroyed a defensive end.
Fitzpatrick will have to play more in the final three preseason games, but his limited action on Thursday gave Bowles and his staff a chance to get a long look at what else they have on the roster.
With his star defensive lineman relegated to backup duty due to an impending suspension that will likely be extended due to a second mistake, and his starting quarterback watching from a New Jersey hospital room with a surgically repaired jaw, Bowles exited his first game with plenty of lingering questions. The starters won’t play much, so a heavy dose of Brandon Marshall and Darrelle Revis won’t be on the docket this evening. The second-round pick also returned 61 kickoffs for the Huskers, including a 100-yard touchdown as a freshman.
Abdullah’s first carry as a Lion, on the third play of the first possession, went for a seven-yard gain to the Jets’ 39. Fitzpatrick threw three short passes, completing two of them for 16 yards, and spent the rest of his time handing the ball to Chris Ivory. Bush in turn had two touchdown runs in 76 carries, producing 297 yards, reps remind news. Orlovsky was 5 of 11 for 96 yards.
“I thought he did well”, Bowles said. This is not what the Jets were hoping for when they traded for the former Texans quarterback.
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“Vision without talent is kind of a waste”, Caldwell said. “So it was definitely an enjoyable first game for me, and I’m looking forward to the future”. He started 12 games for the Texans last season, throwing 17 touchdowns against eight interceptions.
