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A classic candidate for a trade would be Ameer Abdullah. Seems to be down the depth chart, the obvious Pats/Lions connection.
Obviously would need a restructure first to create some space but thats not a hurdle.
Abdullah's remaining 2018 salary would hit the Pats cap space for only about $658k. They currently have about $1,660k in cap space.
Not a big fan of Abdullah due to his ball security issues (which are not as bad as they once were, but still). OTOH, he did post a pretty good YPA in 2015 and 2016 (until he broke his foot in the second game), running behind an OL that couldn't run-block to save their Moms' lives. When Abdullah came back in 2017, he wasn't really the same running the ball, but could still dumpoffs pretty well at least.
He certainly seems superfluous on the Lions' roster as the 5th RB who's been inactive every game so far this season. Probably wouldn't require more than a 7th-rounder to rent him for the rest of the season (or until Burkhead returns).