Coming off a Pro Bowl berth and his healthiest NFL season, D’Andre Swift has an advantage on this year’s market. Of the higher-profile starters, the four-year veteran is the youngest and freshest.
Going into his age-25 season, Swift has logged 593 career carries. Josh Jacobs and Saquon Barkley‘s totals dwarf that. While those two are still the top backs on the market, Swift is drawing interest. In addition to an expected Texans pursuit, the Bears are checking in here. Chicago is expected to make an aggressive push to land Swift, ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweets.
Teams are now free to speak to free agents, as the tampering period began at 11am CT. The RB market took several hits last year, but the cap spike stands to help players at all positions. And Swift has two early suitors, helping his first free agency foray.
Well, Lions know him well and what makes him tick.
As I said above, healthiest year was last year of his contract, now signed for new money, hit him hard a few times and he will go into body preservation phase.
