Brandon Joseph, a former safety for the Detroit Lions, was taken into police custody on Saturday but has since been released. Lions OnSI was informed by a representative of the Dearborn Heights police department that Joseph was taken into police custody on Saturday morning but has since been released. The representative was unable to verify the reason behind Joseph’s arrest. On Saturday, Joseph was removed off the active roster.
On Saturday, Joseph was removed off the active roster. When contacted for comment, a Lions team representative said that Joseph is no longer with the organisation and did not make a statement. Loren Strickland, a safety, was also added to the Lions’ active roster for Sunday’s matchup with the Chicago Bears. In the near future, Strickland might take Joseph’s place on special teams.
After training camp, the second-year safety made the active roster and played in all 14 of the season’s games. Due to secondary injuries, he had played defensive snaps this season despite being mostly a special teams player for Detroit. When Brian Branch was out in Week 4, Joseph earned his first NFL start. When he first joined the Lions in 2023 as an undrafted free agent, he played in two games as an elevation and spent his first season on the practice squad.
Along with wide receiver Maurice Alexander, Joseph was one of two players dismissed on Saturday amid a rush of roster changes. In addition to adding defensive lineman Chris Smith, wide receiver Tom Kennedy, and outside linebacker Mitchell Agude to the active roster from the practice squad, Detroit brought back Ifeatu Melifonwu from injured reserve.