Dave Birkett

Detroit Free Press

Darius Slay is expected to land a new contract with the Detroit Lions sometime this off-season. Sam Martin could approach the team about a new deal at some point, too.

A third member of the Lions’ vaunted 2013 draft class, Theo Riddick, said he’s also open to an extension, though no talks have taken place yet.

“I guess we’ll see,” Riddick said during a visit to promote healthy breakfast eating at Flint Northwestern High last week. “Only time will tell. But first thing’s first, (talks have) to actually at least happen.”

Riddick was one of the breakout fantasy football stars of last year, as one school employee reminded him, and he’s expected to be an integral part of the Lions offense going forward.

He tied for the NFL lead among running backs with 80 catches for 697 yards, but was used sparingly in the run game.

Riddick, who has just 72 carries in his three-year career, could see an uptick in those numbers this fall as the Lions recently shuffled personnel in their backfield.

They cut Joique Bell last month, and are still looking for a bigger back to complement Riddick and Ameer Abdullah and compete for playing time with Zach Zenner.

Riddick said he’s not sure what Bell’s departure will mean for his role on offense.

“I guess we’ll have to see what our OC wants to do and go from there,” he said.

Regardless, he said he’s looking forward to better things in 2016.

“Honestly, I never really go out there and try to put boundaries on myself,” Riddick said. “I go out there and I play the game and whatever happens kind of just happens.”

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