It seems like Detroit Lions security Kerby Joseph won’t play this week in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams, and the remainder of his 2025 season could also be in jeopardy, as effectively. On Friday, Lions head coach Dan Campbell stated Joseph suffered a setback together with his knee harm throughout apply this Wednesday.
“Kerby had a setback, so clearly, not as—don’t really feel pretty much as good about that,” Campbell stated concerning Joseph’s availability this week.
Joseph has not performed since Week 6 on account of a knee harm that has lingered for a lot of the season. And whereas the Lions have been affected person and hopeful that Joseph would construct sufficient energy and stability in that knee, it now looks as if that optimism has been shaken. Campbell admitted that inserting Joseph on injured reserve is a risk, given there’s not a ton of time left within the season.
“May very well be (a risk),” Campbell stated. “We’re on the back-end of the season now, so something—even when it’s not technically long-term turns into long-term, as a result of we don’t have many video games left.”
When requested if it was a long-term setback for Joseph, Campbell downplayed it a little bit.
“No, it’s simply, you realize, it simply bothers him, is one of the best ways to say it.”
Detroit is at the moment down each of their beginning safeties, with Brian Department struggling a torn Achilles final week in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys. Regardless of dropping each Professional Bowl skills, Detroit’s bench runs comparatively deep. Avonte Maddox stepped up final week and had a robust sport, and it seems the Lions’ No. 3 security, Thomas Harper, is trending in the best path after struggling a concussion final week. Campbell stated he “feels fairly good” about Harper’s availability, and he’s not sweating the 2 losses within the security room.
“Truthfully, I’m not (involved). I’m actually not,” Campbell stated. “I imply, I hate dropping both a type of gamers. They’re nice gamers, they’re nice teammates. However so far as anxious, I’m actually not anxious. I actually do belief the blokes which can be going again there for us. I do, man. What you lose in a pair areas, chances are you’ll achieve in different areas, having a few of these guys again there. So, no, I’m good.”
