The Detroit Lions entered the 2025 season with the best safety tandem in the NFL. They left it with plenty of question marks surrounding both players.
Detroit made Kerby Joseph the highest-paid safety in NFL history before the season with a four-year, $86 million contract the year after he led the league in interceptions with nine and was a first-team All-Pro. But his 2025 season lasted just six games as he constantly battled a nagging knee injury.
Brian Branch was having another stellar season in 2025– albeit with some headlines for his actions after a primetime loss to Kansas City— before tearing his Achilles against the Dallas Cowboys in early December.