Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph (left) celebrates with Detroit Lions linebacker Romeo Okwara (95) after intercepting a pass. Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK

Lions defender had pettiest tweet after knocking Packers out of playoffs

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 1/9/23

Kerby Joseph let the petty flow through his veins after Sunday’s spoiler win over the rival Green Bay Packers.

Joseph and the Detroit Lions shut the Packers out of the playoffs with a 20-16 victory on Sunday night.

Though the Lions had already themselves been eliminated with the Seattle Seahawks’ win earlier in the day, they managed to take down the Packers, who would have gotten the seventh and final spot in the NFC playoffs by beating Detroit.

But because the Lions got the victory, Seattle ended up with that final postseason spot instead.

The Lions rookie safety Joseph celebrated the win by posting an extremely petty message to his Twitter page.

“If we not going y’all not going either IDC,” Joseph wrote (with the location of his tweet tagged as Green Bay, WI).

If we not going y’all not going either IDC

— Kerby B. Joseph (@JKERB25) January 9, 2023

Tensions were already brewing between the two division rivals througho

ut the year. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had made some inflammatory comments about the Lions over the course of the season that Detroit clearly did not forget about. Now it is possible that the Lions may have just sent Rodgers into retirement (which he appeared to hint at after the loss).

As for Joseph, he played a key role in the victory over Green Bay with five tackles and two passes defended. He also gained popularity earlier in the season with another excellent social media post at the Packers’ expense.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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