Detroit Lions silent on when C.J. Mosley will be reinstated

The Detroit Lions announced in a statement that Mosley would be suspended two weeks, but Caldwell wouldn't identify whether that included next week's bye or not.

But the Lions won't say whether Mosley will be back in Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins, or Week 11 against the Arizona Cardinals.

He did miss Sunday's 22-21 win Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons in London.

Caldwell said,I'm not going to talk about all that kind of stuff.

It's there, we released a statement on him. It's out there, that's what it is, and we're going to leave it at that.

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The Lions said in the release that Mosley was sent home to the U.S. after committing an unspecified violation of team rules. It's unclear what occurred, but Mosley does still seem to have the support of the defensive line.

Defensive end Jason Jones said ,C.J.'s our brother.

He'll be back, and he'll be ready to go.

Mosley's loss is a blow because the Lions like to rotate a lot up front, and he's the top reserve behind starters Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley. He had been playing well.

Without Mosley, the Lions had to turn to rookie Caraun Reid -- a far less helpful player this season -- as the top reserve against Atlanta. Due to a knee injury Mosley's absence was exacerbated by Fairley's exit in the second quarter.

That meant Reid saw a steady diet of reps, with two of Detroit's top three defensive tackles out. Suh also seemed to play more than usual, though that won't be known for certain until the snap counts are out Monday morning.

To the absence of Fairley and Mosley, the Lions adjusted well blanking Atlanta in the final two quarters.

Caldwell said , the way things go. You're going to end up losing some guys out there on the field,Our game's a tough game.

 It's a gutty game that our guys have to play. So there are injuries that occur, and we just have to adjust.

We make no excuses, no matter who is in there. If we had only one guy left, and we had to put our linebacker in there with his hand in the ground, he's got to go and get the job done.

About    Detroit Lions :

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL)They play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.

The team began play in 1929 as an independent professional team, one of many such teams in the Ohio and Scioto River valleys. For the 1930 season, the Spartans officially joined the NFL as the other area independents folded because of the Great Depression. In spite of success within the NFL, they could not survive in Portsmouth, then the NFL's smallest city.In the 1934 season the team was purchased and moved to Detroit

The Lions have won four NFL Championships, tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises.

Head coach: Jim Caldwell

Location: Detroit

Stadium: Ford Field

Fight song: Gridiron Heroes

Division: NFC North

Mascot: Detroit Lions Roary