The Detroit Lions made a mildly surprising move prior to their 53-man roster cutdowns. Despite suffering a setback from his torn ACL recovery near the start of training camp, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley was activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list on Tuesday. The move makes Moseley—one of the team’s biggest free-agent signings—eligible to play and practice immediately.
Of course, given that Moseley has missed all of training camp, it is far from a guarantee that he will even be ready for Week 1. In fact, there’s no clear evidence the Lions prefer Moseley to currently-slated starter Jerry Jacobs.