I vividly recall how former teammate DeShon Elliott praised Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph after his excellent two-interception performance against the Green Bay Packers in 2022, during Joseph’s first season.
Regarding Joseph’s coming out party against the Packers, Elliott remarked, “He’s just out there playing free.” “A big-ass kid, Kerb.” However, I believe Kerb will be playing in this league for a very long time because he is a big-ass athletic freak child. He is intelligent. He aspires to greatness. He’s eager to learn. He doesn’t mind the altercation. He’s OK with hard feedback. He’s OK with that.”
In this episode of “Under the Helmet: Kerby Joseph,” we follow the young star back to his hometown of West Orlando, Florida, where we learn more about his Haitian heritage and what drives him. I immediately thought that Lions general manager Brad Holmes might have done it again. Fast forward to the present, and sure enough, Joseph is regarded as one of the best safeties in football.
I have five brothers and three sisters, and both my parents are from Haiti. When talking about his childhood, Joseph chuckled, “You can imagine, like, it’s loud in there.” As always, the Lions’ award-winning media and multimedia team does an amazing job with this series, and this one is no exception. I therefore strongly advise watching right here if you have the time.