DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions put All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph on injured reserve Saturday, ending hope he could come back from a knee injury that limited him to six games this season.
The Lions (8-6) made the move a day before hosting the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6).
Detroit also activated guard Christian Mahogany from the injured list and elevated offensive lineman Kingsley Eguakun and tight end Giovanni Ricci from the practice squad to potentially play against Pittsburgh.
Mahogany is one of four offensive linemen the Lions listed as questionable with injuries, along with Graham Glasgow, Taylor Decker and Trystan Colon.
The Lions gave Joseph a four-year contract worth $86 million in April that makes him one of the NFL’s highest-paid safeties.
Joseph was rewarded with the deal after leading the league with nine interceptions last season, helping Detroit win a franchise-record 15 games and a second straight NFC North title. He finished sixth in voting for AP Defensive Player of the Year.
He had four interceptions in 2023, tied for seventh in the NFL, and four picks as a rookie after Detroit drafted him in the third round, No. 97 overall, out of Illinois in 2022.
Joseph had three interceptions in six games this season to increase his career total to 20.
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FILE - Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph (31) is injured against the Cleveland Browns during an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alijah Arenas has practiced for the first time with Southern California's basketball team as he continues recovering from a knee injury he sustained last summer.
“It feels great to be back,” Arenas said. “I’ve been longing for it. I’m not getting off the court now.”
The freshman guard has been meeting with the coaching staff daily to learn USC's plays and discuss strategy while rehabbing. The knee injury, diagnosed in July, required surgery.
“It was great to have him back with the rest of the guys,” coach Eric Musselman said Friday. “He's got such a great basketball IQ and brings a tremendous amount of energy. It looked like he had been a part of practice for quite some time.”
Arenas is aiming to make his collegiate debut in mid-January.
The son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas was involved in a car crash that led to him being placed in an induced coma in April. He spent six days in the hospital following the single-car crash in which Arenas hit a tree but didn't suffer major injuries.
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FILE - Chatsworth High School basketball player Alijah Arenas prepares to shoot a free throw in the second half of a boys CIF State Division II championship basketball game, in Sacramento, March 15, 2025. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
FILE - Chatsworth High School basketball player Alijah Arenas, right, is defended by a Jesuit player in the second half of a boys CIF State Division II championship basketball game, in Sacramento, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
