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Brian Branch injury update: Detroit Lions' play-making safety exits Packers game
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The injuries just keep coming for the Detroit Lions.
Brian Branch , the thumping, play-making safety who seems to be everywhere on the field all at once, exited the Lions ' game against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football.
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The safety was dealing with cramping in his calf and was labeled as questionable to return.
Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch (32) tackles Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft (85) during the first half at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.
The Lions are already incredibly beat up on defense, with a laundry list of injuries coming into the game. In addition, star defensive tackle Alim McNeill had to leave the Packers game with a head injury and was ruled out at halftime.
The Lions already ruled out left tackle Taylor Decker and defensive linemen DJ Reader , Josh Paschal and Levi Onwuzurike on Wednesday. Cornerback Emmanuel Moseley was added to the pregame inactive list, along with offensive linemen Kayode Awosika and Giovanni Manu . Decker is missing a second straight game with a knee injury and the three defensive linemen joined the ever-growing list of injured defenders on the Lions defense.
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Detroit entered Thursday down 12 defenders in the front seven: Aidan Hutchinson , Marcus Davenport , Paschal, Reader, Onwuzurike, John Cominsky , Mekhi Wingo , Kyle Peko , Derrick Barnes , Alex Anzalone , Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Malcolm Rodriguez . Reader, Paschal and Onwuzurike, who all got injured in last week's win over the Bears, are the three who have not gone to the injured reserve list.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Brian Branch injury update: Detroit Lions' safety exits Packers game
