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• Lions' Alim McNeill: Lands four-year extension

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  The Lions signed McNeill to a four-year contract extension Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. A third-round pick by the Lions in the 2021 NFL Draft, McNeill was in the final year of his rookie deal but will now spend the foreseeable future in Detroit. McNeill has started 41 of the 52 games he's appeared in with the Lions, logging 120 tackles (54 solo), including 10.5 sacks, 24 QB hits and one forced fumble. Playing 63 percent of the defensive snaps through five games to open the 2024 season, McNeill has eight tackles (five solo), including 2.5 sacks, four QB hits and one pass deflection. With Aidan Hutchinson (leg, IR) done for the year, the Lions will need others, including McNeill, to step up in the pass-rushing department.

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• Lions' Alim McNeill: Two sacks in blowout victory

  26D ago • By RotoWire

  McNeill recorded four total tackles (two solo), including 2.0 sacks, in Sunday's 47-9 win over the Cowboys. McNeill got to Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott twice in Detroit's blowout victory, recording a sack in both the second quarter and fourth quarter. It was the second straight game in which the defensive lineman was able to get to the opposing quarterback. and he's now halfway to the career-high 5.0 sacks he set last season. Through five games in 2024, McNeill has now compiled eight total tackles (five solo), including 2.5 sacks, while also registering a pass defensed.

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• Lions' Alim McNeill: Full go at practice

  09/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  McNeill (shoulder) was a full participant at the Lions' practice Friday, Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com reports. McNeill left the team's 20-13 win over the Cardinals in Week 3 with a shoulder injury, but he appears to be a full go ahead of Monday's matchup with the Seahawks. The defensive lineman has recorded two solo tackles through three games this year.

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• Lions' Alim McNeill: Day-to-day with shoulder issue

  09/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  McNeil is considered day-to-day after leaving Sunday's 20-13 win over the Cardinals with a shoulder injury, Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com reports. McNeil's practice participation throughout the week will provide a better indication of his possible availability for Week 4, when the Lions face the Seahawks on Monday. The defensive tackle has recorded two tackles through the Lions' first three games.

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• Lions' Alim McNeill: Ruled out

  09/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  McNeill (shoulder) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Cardinals. The starting defensive tackle did not record a stat before exiting. Kyle Peko, Levi Onwuzurike and Mekhi Wingo are Detroit's backup defensive tackles.

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