{"id":7483,"date":"2024-12-22T14:06:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T14:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7483"},"modified":"2024-12-22T14:06:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T14:06:48","slug":"lions-waive-star-hours-after-he-was-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7483","title":{"rendered":"Lions waive star hours after he was arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/22\/12\/93400425-0-image-a-7_1734871498893.jpg\" alt=\"Detroit Lions star Brandon Joseph immediately cut by team after late-night  DUI arrest | Daily Mail Online\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions have waived safety Brandon Joseph &#8211; just hours after he was taken into police custody on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The second-year safety was arrested by cops at 1:47am on Saturday in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights before being released around six hours later.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN, the 23-year-old was seen driving through the city at speed. After he was stopped, officers reportedly noticed signs that Joseph had been drinking.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and detained by police, who tested the safety before letting him leave on Saturday morning. But a few hours later, the Super Bowl hopefuls waived Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions&#8217; decision came less than 24 hours before they took on the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old signed as an undrafted free agent in 2023. He played in 14 games this season, having spent time on both the Lions&#8217; active roster and practice squad over recent years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/12\/22\/12\/93400429-14218787-The_Detroit_Lions_have_waived_safety_Brandon_Joseph_just_hours_a-m-3_1734871400780.jpg\" alt=\"The Detroit Lions have waived safety Brandon Joseph - just hours after he was arrested\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was very cooperative, he was compliant,&#8217; Paul Vanderplow of Dearborn Heights Police Department told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We had reasonable suspicion and probable cause to investigate him for operating under the influence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He subjected himself to all required tests. We are waiting for the results of those tests before any additional charges are even filed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Detroit also released wide receiver Maurice Alexander and waived defensive lineman David Bada with an injury settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Lions activated safety Ifeatu Melifonwu from injured reserve on Saturday, putting him a step closer to making his season debut.<\/p>\n<p>Melifonwu was listed as questionable due to a hand injury for Sunday&#8217;s game at Chicago. Safety Brian Branch (calf) and guard Graham Glasgow (knee) were also questionable for the Bears game.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit did not list center Frank Ragnow (back) or linebacker Trevor Nowaske (concussion) on the injury report, and both are expected to play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second-year safety was arrested by cops at 1:47am on Saturday in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights before being released around six hours later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13,49,18,34],"class_list":["post-7483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions","tag-dailymail","tag-detroit-lions","tag-nfl","tag-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lions waive star hours after he was arrested - 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