Lions’ Kerby Joseph Fuels Comeback Hopes With Newly Emerged Practice Footage
The wait might be nearing its end for Detroit Lions. After months on sidelines rehabilitating from knee injury, star safety Kerby Joseph is back on practice field, and newly released footage from Thursday practice makes All-Pro’s return seem even more likely.
Lions had Thursday practice indoors, where Joseph was among notable names present. In recent video posted by The Athletic’s Colton Pouncy, Lions safety was seen doing solo drills. He caught the football and ran at impressive speed without hesitation.
25-year-old is still at initial stage of return-to-play protocol, but his game comeback remains work in progress. Franchise is ramping up his physical activity and workload slowly. It is his second week of practice with team, and he looked agile while participating in individual drills. However, he was spotted wearing compression sleeve on left knee, which is likely to minimize swelling — issue that was key factor in season-ending injury last season.
When 2026 season started, Kerby Joseph was put on PUP list alongside Brian Branch. After weeks of uncertainty, he finally returned to practice Oct 28, gracing gridiron with team for first time in ten months. Lions also opened his 21-day practice evaluation, as progress is being monitored and whether knee could take actual game load.
Vikings game last weekend was too early to make comeback. Heading into second week practice session, 25-year-old has shown promise in recently surfaced video, but he is also ruled out of next game against Miami Dolphins per Dan Campbell.
Depending on evaluation, Lions will have until November 18 to activate him to 53-man roster, which means possibility he could make long-awaited return against New England Patriots or Tampa Bay Buccaneers if cleared.
He had chronic, degenerative cartilage condition in left knee from beginning of last season. What initially appeared manageable soon became much bigger concern. After playing through six games, he could no longer suit up, eventually ruling him out of campaign, as Lions secondary struggles became issue.
Encouraging development didn’t just stop with Joseph. While recent video gave positive glimpse of recovery, Brian Branch was spotted putting in work during practice. Lions injury report for Thursday: Brian Branch was full participant after concussion vs Vikings, while Cade Mays, DJ Wonnum, DJ Reed did not practice. Branch could be starter against Dolphins.
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