Dan Campbell says Emmanuel Moseley is 'ready' to contribute again on defense

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Lions cornerback Emmanuel Moseley made his long-awaited return to game action Sunday against the Colts. It was Moseley’s first game since Week 1 of the 2023 season when, just two snaps into the season, he suffered a torn ACL for the second year in a row. Moseley also suffered a torn pectoral muscle during training camp.

Moseley was activated from injured reserve Friday and was active for the game Sunday, playing 15 snaps on special teams. Campbell talked about Moseley this week and was asked how close he is to contributing on defense.

“He’s ready,” Campbell said. “I think that was — this game (Sunday) was big. He hadn’t played in two years, and to be able to go out there and know that, ‘OK, I can trust this, I can trust my body.'”

Campbell added: “He went out there, competed, did a good job on teams for us, but yeah, I think he’s ready. I think he’s ready and we’re not afraid to use him.”

It was definitely big for Moseley, who also felt accomplished coming out of the game healthy. “It’s a blessing to be out there and just being out there with my brothers running around, mainly coming out of the game healthy. That was huge,” Moseley said, via MLive. “It’s been two years since I’ve accomplished that. It was great.”

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