ALLEN PARK -- Dan Campbell sounded pretty confident about Alim McNeill’s chances of playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when speaking with reporters on Tuesday.

And then the Detroit Lions coach made his weekly radio appearance with 97.1 The Ticket on Wednesday morning , and left little room for doubt.

“Barring something happening this week, Alim’s freakin’ playing, man,” Campbell said.

McNeill has been back at practice for two weeks as part of his 21-day return window from the PUP list. He was a full participant in every practice last week, and has the offensive line hating him right now, per Campbell.

The 25-year-old defensive lineman even said he was 100% ready for action last week, adding that the last part of his recovery is going against someone in a different jersey.

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