The Detroit Lions and cornerback Emmanuel Moseley negotiated a new contract agreement before free agency, and the terms of the one-year pact are now published on OverTheCap.com.
In 2023, the Lions were aggressive in acquiring Moseley, and despite his recovery from an ACL injury, they signed him to a one-year contract worth $5.3 million, with the option to earn an additional $700,000 in playing time bonuses. Unfortunately, Moseley’s ACL recovery suffered a setback, and his return to the field was postponed. When he finally got on the field, he barely played two snaps before ripping his other ACL, ending his season.
The two parties agreed to give it another shot in 2024, and as expected, the cost of retaining Moseley’s services was substantially lower, and the contract includes per-game roster bonuses.
Let us break it down.
Emmanuel Moseley
Contract terms: 1-year, up to $2,875,000 — $1,000,000 guaranteed
- Base Salary: $1.125 M
- Signing bonus: $1 M
- Roster bonus: $44,118 per game (up to $750,000)
- 2024 Cap Hit: $2,169,118
- Savings if released: $1,169,118
Moseley’s base salary and signing bonus were cut in half from his previous contract, while his per-game roster bonus was also reduced by a quarter million dollars from 2023. If Moseley is active in all 17 games in 2024, he can earn up to a $750K bonus, but the Lions only incur a likely-to-be-earned (LTBE) cap hit of $44,118 in 2024 because he only played one game last season. If Moseley does earn any additional game bonuses, the Lions will take on the remaining bonus cap hit in 2025.
Moseley also had a voided year option from his 2023 contract, which carried over to 2024. It is important to note that the $1 million is a dead money cap hit and is not part of this new contract.
This is a very team-friendly agreement for Moseley, who was talented enough to be considered for a starting job prior to his injury.
