As expected, the Detroit Lions have placed Brian Branch on injured reserve after the safety suffered a torn Achilles in last week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.

For now, it appears fellow safety Kerby Joseph has avoided IR. However, on Friday, Lions coach Dan Campbell said it was a possibility that Joseph could eventually land on IR after suffering a setback in practice this week, and he has already been ruled out of this Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.

“Could be (a possibility),” Campbell said. “We’re at the back-end of the season now, so anything—even if it’s not technically long-term becomes long-term, because we don’t have many games left.”

Regardless, the Lions are going to be without both starting safeties this week, and with Thomas Harper already downgraded to out

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