Texas Tech football linebacker Jacob Rodriguez wins the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, presented annually to the top defensive player in college football.

Safety Kerby Joseph is expected to practice this week and could play in a game for the first time since mid-October for the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell kept things brutally honest about what it means to lose safety Brian Branch for the season.

With safety Brian Branch suffering a season-ending Achilles injury, the Lions have now signed his potential replacement.

Brian Branch's injury could be another huge blow for a Lions secondary that already lost Terrion Arnold for the season and is ...

The Detroit Lions kept their playoff hopes alive with a 44-30 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, but ...

NFL Insider Tom Pellisero shared, "Lions standout DB Brian Branch is feared to have suffered an Achilles injury on Thursday night, sources tell me and @rapsheet. Branch will have further tests this ...

Updating an earlier story, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, MRI testing confirmed a torn Achilles ...

Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch is dealing with an injury in the fourth quarter of the Week 14 game against the Dallas ...

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he fears Brian Branch suffered a long-term injury after Branch was carted to the locker ...

Mike Higgins Sr. was a stand-up guy for a teenaged sportswriter in a hostile locker room. I'll never forget it.