The NFL team wants the former Alabama standout to be a three-down defensive back in his second NFL campaign.
available in the 2023 NFL Draft. But after being drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round, Branch got virtually all his playing time as a rookie at slot corner.during Detroit’s mandatory minicamp. “He’s the type of player you want to see out there on all three downs, so we’re going to push him to that. But at the end of the day, he still has to come out in training camp, and he’s got to take that job.
Although Kerby Joseph and Ifeatu Melifonwu return after starting 15 and six games, respectively, at safety in 2023, the position might be the thinnest on the Detroit defense, seemingly making Branch’s shift to safety more likely. “If you asked AG would he prefer his nickel come from the safety position or the corner position, he’s going to say over his history he’s preferred it from the safety position,”, “because of how much we ask those guys to get into the run fit.
Without identifying Branch’s injury, Lions coach Dan Campbell announced in May that the defensive back wouldn’t practice until training camp, Detroit’s first players report for training camp on July 20., “something that coming out of last year, thought it might heal, and it just ended up being: You know what? We just better get this thing done. …
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