Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses ran on the AlterG treadmill for the first time on Monday since he suffered a severe knee injury in August that ended his junior season before it started.

“Man it feels so good to be running again!” Moses said in an Instagram post. “This is my first day on the Anti-Gravity Treadmill. It’s a slow and steady process but know when I come back 100% it’s on and poppin!! #Patience #NeverLoseYourFaith”

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On Aug. 27, four days before the Crimson Tide kicked off the 2019 season against Duke, Moses suffered a knee injury in practice that sidelined him indefinitely. The injury required surgery and provided Alabama with “a character check for our team,” Nick Saban said.

Alabama’s starting Will linebacker in its base and nickel defenses last season, Moses recorded a team-high 86 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss (-41 yards) and 3.5 sacks (-29 yards), while adding one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one quarterback pressure last year.

Moses earned second-team All-America recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and was selected as an All-SEC second-team honoree by the league coaches. He was also one of the finalists for the Butkus Award, presented annually to the nation’s top linebacker. Entering his junior year, he was set to take over as the defensive signal-caller at Mike ‘backer.

But the injury halted those plans.

Moses, however, was in full uniform for the first half of Saturday’s home game against LSU. He changed into a jersey and wind pants in the second half, but Saban explained the move.

“I guess being from Baton Rouge, he came and asked if he could dress for the game. He wanted to be a part of the team for that game,” Saban said. “We had no intentions of playing him or is that any indication that he’s ready to come back and start practicing or playing. That’s not the case. It was just something that he wanted to do, be a part of the team.”

While he isn’t ready to play again, his teammates took note of Moses’ first-half decision.

“When I saw him in uniform, I was excited for him -- even though he wasn’t going to play,” cornerback Patrick Surtain II said. “But it was a big moment because that just shows you how much he cares about the team and how much he’s willing to go out there.”

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