Joseph (knee) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.
The Lions opened Joseph's 21-day practice window to return from the PUP list two weeks ago, so they have just one week to activate him before they'd be required to put him back on the shelf for the rest of the season. He's already been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Patriots, but managing a full practice Thursday or Friday would still probably go a long way toward convincing the team he's ready for game action again.