That meant his exemption from the roster had concluded, which in turn meant the Lions had to make a move to get the active roster back to 53 players. To do so, the team announced that linebacker Zach Cunningham is headed to injured reserve.

The Detroit Lions' secondary has once again been decimated by a rash of injuries this season heading into Monday night's big game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Detroit lost at home to Baker Mayfield and the Bucs last season and are searching for a better performance with their John Morton led offense rounding into form at the right time.

Kansas City Chiefs wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster was not fined for a block in the back that led to an end-of-game brawl involving Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch. The block, which was not penalized during the game, occurred with just over three minutes to play in the Chiefs' 30-17 win over Detroit in Week 6.

NFL Films highlighted Brian Branch's 'long day' on its show 'Turning Point' with a since-deleted post on social media.

Allen Park — Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard is missing his Pro Bowl safety, Brian Branch. Branch is absent from the building this week while serving a one-game suspension for starting an altercation after Detroit's 30-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last weekend.