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Lions Put Three Players on PUP List

7/27/2026

Summary

Story summary

The Detroit Lions placed safeties Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph and tight end Tyler Conklin on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list July 26, 2026.
Branch is rehabbing a torn Achilles from Dec 2025 while Joseph heals a knee injury that cost him 11 games in 2025.
Conklin, a one-year $1.3 million signee, missed minicamp with an undisclosed injury.

History

Historical Context

After the NFL and the NFL Players Association reached a $765 million concussion settlement in 2012, Commissioner Roger Goodell mandated a 90-player active roster with up to ten slots on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. On July 26 2026, the Detroit Lions placed safeties Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph and Tyler Conklin on that PUP list, illustrating how the settlement-driven protocol continues to shape roster management and player-health safeguards.

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Story summary

The Detroit Lions placed safeties Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph and tight end Tyler Conklin on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list July 26, 2026.
Branch is rehabbing a torn Achilles from Dec 2025 while Joseph heals a knee injury that cost him 11 games in 2025.
Conklin, a one-year $1.3 million signee, missed minicamp with an undisclosed injury.

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