It’s never easy to miss playing time, but missing the majority of his rookie season was rough on Detroit Lions rookie corner Ifeatu Melifonwu.
“It was tough going from starting and playing well and then getting injured and being out and watching for 10, 11 weeks so it feels really good to be back out there,” he said.
The cornerback is back on the field after suffering a strained quad muscle against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2 that kept him sidelined most of the season. Luckily, it didn’t require surgery.
But all those weeks, crutches and all, he was at those team meetings.