'Pillar' Alim McNeill 'extremely thankful' to re-up with Lions
The Lions love McNeill for his joyful, sometimes silly, approach to life off the field — Lions head coach Dan Campbell affectionately refers to McNeill as "Buttercup" — and his pure, unadulterated violence on it. But more than anything, they love how McNeill has become one of the players they know they can count on during every single play.