The Detroit Lions finished last season with the NFL’s worst rushing attack. They failed to add anyone of substance to the backfield this past offseason. And now, they have placed starting running back Ameer Abdullah on injured reserve.
Even then, the seemingly desperate Lions have emphatically denied talk that they are interested in free-agent ball carrier Ray Rice.
Lions exec texted to squash any talk team interested in Ray Rice: "We are NOT signing Ray Rice, never have even discussed him. 1000% false."
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 22, 2016
Well, they really couldn’t be any more clear than that, right?
One has to think that this might be the end of the road for the embattled former Pro Bowl running back. Rice hasn’t played in a regular season game since the now infamous domestic violence case became public record.
The last time he played a meaningful game was against the Cincinnati Bengals in December of 2013.
If the Lions are making it known they’re not interested in Rice, it’s hard to believe another team is going to go out on a limb and sign him.