Report: Kerby Joseph will open season on reserve/PUP list

Lions Announce Fates Of Injured Kerby Joseph, Brian Branch

Throughout training camp and the preseason, the Detroit Lions have been without safeties Kerby Joseph (knee) and Brian Branch (Achilles), who both remained on the PUP list.Now, with the regular season approaching, the Lions have provided a clearer outlook on the status of both players.According to the Lions, Joseph and Branch will begin the season […] The post Lions Announce Fates Of Injured Kerby Joseph, Brian Branch appeared first on HEAVY.

Report: Kerby Joseph will open season on reserve/PUP list

The Lions will not have one of their key defenders early on in the 2026 season.

Lions place Branch, Joseph on reserve/PUP, both to miss 4 games

As part of their roster cutdowns on Sunday, the Detroit Lions placed both starting safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch on the reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list per several reports. That means both players won’t count against the 53-man roster, but both are now ineligible to play in Detroit’s first four games of the […]

Detroit Lions Make Unfortunate Decision on Kerby Joseph

The Detroit Lions will officially begin the 2026 season without one of the best players in their secondary. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Detroit plans to move safety Kerby Joseph to the Reserve/PUP list, which means Joseph will be required to miss at least the first four games of the regular season. The decision is disappointing, but it is hardly shocking. Joseph has been dealing with a knee injury throughout the offseason and began traini…

Lions DBs Kerby Joseph, Brian Branch to begin season on PUP list

Per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Detroit Lions safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph will both begin the 2026 NFL season on the Reserve/PUP list. That means Branch and Joseph will miss a minimum of four games. Neither will count toward the Lions’ 53-man roster in the meantime.... The post Lions DBs Kerby Joseph, Brian Branch to begin season on PUP list appeared first on Blue Water Healthy Living.

Lions Placing S Kerby Joseph On IR

Jeremy Fowler reports that the Lions are placing S Kerby Joseph on injured reserve, meaning he will miss the first four games of the season. He became the highest-paid safety in NFL history at $21.5 million per season when he signed a four-year, $86 million extension in 2025. Joseph, 25, was a third-round pick to […] The post Lions Placing S Kerby Joseph On IR appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co.