Lions head coach Dan Campbell offered some positive injury news on two Detroit defenders who are set to return from the injured reserve list. The Lions are starting the 21-day windows to return for cornerback Emmanuel Moseley and safety Ifeatu Melifonwu as of today, November 6th.
Almost as an afterthought at the end of his press conference on Wednesday, Campbell added this nugget,
“Oh, we are going to start the clock on E-Man (Moseley) and Iffy (Melifonwu).”
Moseley has been out since tearing a pectoral muscle during the preseason. He had been the Lions’ first-team slot corner prior to his injury. The veteran corner has played just two regular season snaps in over two years after tearing each ACL, one with the 49ers in 2022 and another last year with Detroit.
Melifonwu also has not played in 2024. He has been sidelined with an ankle injury since the Lions’ second preseason game and practiced just twice before being placed on I.R. earlier this season. Melifonwu was repping as the Lions’ second-team strong safety behind Brian Branch prior to suffering his injury.
Moseley and Melifonwu are eligible to be activated at any time. They must be activated from I.R. before November 27th or else they are lost for the rest of the season and postseason.