Faced with the potential of being without top defensive tackle Alim McNeill for Sunday’s game in Chicago, the Detroit Lions are turning to a veteran free agent for help. The Lions are bringing Tyson Alualu into the den.
Per his agent, Alualu is signing with Detroit. The 36-year-old has not played in 2023 after spending the last six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Prior to that, Alualu played seven seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Alualu has been an effective interior run defender and complimentary pass rusher for years, though he is not a great penetrator as a 1T-3T tackle. In 17 games in 2022 (two starts), he logged 13 tackles, a half-sack and two QB hits for Pittsburgh.
