Brian Branch couldn't bring himself to watch Detroit's Monday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Bucs live Week 7 while he was away from the team serving a one-game suspension for a postgame incident the week prior in Kansas City.

"I couldn't," Branch admitted Tuesday.

With the suspension now served, Branch is back at the Meijer Performance Center and extra motivated to make his presence felt at Ford Field Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.

"I think you'll get an even more motivated Brian Branch," Lions defensive assistant and safeties coach Jim O'Neil said Tuesday. "So, I'm really excited to see how he takes the field on Sunday. It's great to have him back. He's one of my all-time favorite people and all-time favorite players I ever coached. I love his competitive spirit. I'

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