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After Sunday's loss to the Chiefs, Lions coach Dan Campbell called safety Brian Branch's postgame actions "inexcusable." On Tuesday, Campbell made it clear that Branch knows he was in the wrong.

"I saw him yesterday before [the suspension] came down, he knows all this," Campbell told reporters, via Ben Raven of MLive.com. "He’ll learn from it. This was one instance of something that happens, it doesn't matter what led to it . . . you can't take out your aggression on somebody else. Can't cross that line. . . . He's an outstanding young man. He's got a great heart."

Branch claimed after the incident that he was upset because Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster had blocked him in the back.

The NFL has suspended Branch for one game, after he struck Smith-Schuster in the facemask. The appeal is pending.

The 4-2 Lions host the 5-1 Buccaneers on Monday night.

The Broncos made a move to bolster their special teams this week.

Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football had the first report that they are signing safety J.T. Gray off of the Ravens' practice squad. The move reunites Gray with Broncos head coach Sean Payton and special teams coach Darren Rizzi.

Gray played for the two men when they held the same jobs with the Saints. Gray was a member of the NFC South team from 2018 to 2024 and developed into one of the league's top special teams players during his time in New Orleans.

Gray was a first-team All-Pro in 2021 and a second-team All-Pro two other times during his run with the Saints. He has 103 tackles, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and three fumble recoveries over the course of his career.