Kerby Joseph blamed Matthew Stafford for creating the narrative that he’s a dirty player, calling the Rams QB “old boy”

Detroit Lions star safety Kerby Joseph had strong words for anyone who labels him a dirty player. He also revealed who is responsible for him getting that label to begin with.

The Detroit Lions enter the playoffs at 15-2 thanks in part to their handling of teams during their own games this season. They also tend to leave a mark strong enough that their opponents struggle the following week.

Detroit Lions All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph on Tuesday had a stern message for anyone calling him a dirty player.

Lions safety Kerby Joseph was one of, if not the biggest snub from the Pro Bowl roster this season. The Associated Press helped rectify that problem by naming him to the First Team All-Pro. Joseph received 37 first-place votes, leading all safeties. He is joined on the First Team with Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney (31 first-place votes).

Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph has been arguably the best safety in the entire NFL this season, and every single metric available shows that. However, he was egregiously snubbed from a Pro Bowl selection after the players and coaches voting portion of the vote came in.

Seven Lions players were named to the Pro Bowl roster, which was announced Thursday. Safety Kerby Joseph was not one of those seven. Instead, it was Green Bay Packers’ safety Xavier McKinney who got the nod at free safety.