The Detroit Lions made it a very happy holiday weekend for D’Andre Swift. The team signed the rookie running back from Georgia on Saturday to his first NFL contract.
Swift is the team’s second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft and is expected to immediately see ample playing time. He joins a Lions backfield that also includes Kerryon Johnson, Ty Johnson, Bo Scarbrough and fullback Nick Bawden. Fellow draftee Jason Huntley (5th round) is also in the mix for touches.
Terms of the deal are not immediately available. Standard salary slotting for the No. 35 overall pick projects the value at just over $8.5 million for four years.