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Derrick Barnes needed only four words to describe the combination of Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph.
“Those two are thunder and lightning.”
It may be the perfect nickname for the Detroit Lions’ star safety tandem.
Joseph brings the instincts, range and takeaway production. Branch supplies the violence, explosiveness and ability to create chaos near the football. When both are healthy, Detroit has two defensive backs capable of changing a game in completely different ways.
Kerby Joseph Is Detroit’s Ball Hawk Barnes has followed Joseph’s career since before the Lions selected him in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
“I remember watching Kerby in college. He was a Big Ten guy, and I always knew he had it,” Barnes said.
“Kerby is a ball hawk. He knows the game.”
Joseph’s production backs that description.
Few safeties anticipate throws as well as Joseph. He reads quarterbacks,…
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