Detroit Lions Alim McNeill placed on injured reserve list after suffering sprained knee.
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00:00 The Lions have suffered a devastating blow.
00:02 Ali McNeil now hitting injured reserve John.
00:05 What do you make of that bad injury news for the Lions?
00:08 Yeah, Vito sprained knee for Ali McNeil.
00:11 You saw him struggle in the second half there.
00:13 Yeah, he wanted to stay in the contest,
00:16 but eventually had to be pulled because of a sprained knee.
00:18 Really a tough individual.
00:19 For him to have to leave a football game
00:21 for any period of time,
00:23 you knew something was amiss with Ali McNeil.
00:26 And unfortunately this week he gets put on IR,
00:29 not necessarily a season-ending injury,
00:31 but potentially at this point what we know is
00:34 he's gonna miss the next four games for the Lions.
00:37 The soonest he could return
00:38 is the Lions' season finale against the Vikings.
00:41 So the Lions hopefully have an opportunity now
00:44 for other players to step up.
00:45 I think that the Lions are gonna turn
00:47 to their practice squad.
00:48 You see the likes of Quinton Bohanna,
00:50 who's obviously been a player on the practice squad
00:52 who could get signed to the active roster.
00:55 Bruce Ervin is coming in as well,
00:57 making a case that he should be on the active roster.
01:00 There's gonna be opportunities, I think,
01:02 for a couple other individuals as well.
01:04 John Kaminsky, I think that Isaiah Buggs,
01:07 who is a player that's been scratched
01:09 the last handful of games, will have an opportunity.
01:12 And I think as the month of December rolls along,
01:15 it probably will behoove the Lions
01:17 to see what they have in Broderick Martin.
01:19 I know it's tough when you look at players
01:22 that play the three technique.
01:23 I think maybe the first option
01:25 is gonna be Levi Onzareke,
01:26 but unfortunately his season has also been up and down,
01:30 has been inactive for a handful of games this year.
01:33 So the Lions have options on the defensive line,
01:36 but in terms of productivity,
01:37 Lee McNeil is a top 10 defensive lineman.
01:40 And he was really putting together a nice season
01:42 with pressures and sacks,
01:44 and really utilizing all the skills
01:46 that he picked up in the off season,
01:48 and really transformed his body
01:50 in order to have the season that he had.
01:51 So it's an unfortunate injury for a defensive line
01:54 that has been struggling,
01:55 but you know, it's always next man up,
01:57 and a plethora of individuals
01:59 are gonna get their opportunity.
02:00 It's unfortunate that the first game without McNeil
02:02 is gonna be against the Bears,
02:04 but the opportunity now will be for some young players
02:07 to make a case that they should be on this roster.
02:10 - John, it's time for Next Man Up, as you said.
02:12 Thanks for all the time.