D’Andre Swift misses Friday’s practice with illness

It doesn’t look good for Lions running back D’Andre Swift to get a chance for personal redemption against the Chicago Bears in Week 13. Swift missed the Lions’ practice sessions on both Thursday and Friday with an undisclosed illness.

Swift has been out with a concussion, though interim head coach Darrell Bevell noted for the second consecutive day on Friday that Swift was cleared from concussion protocols. Bevell stated that the rookie RB’s illness was not COVID-19-related.

“So he’s no longer in the concussion protocol,” Bevell said of Swift in Friday’s pre-practice press conference. “He was here a little bit yesterday, and he started not feeling well, so went ahead and sent him home before practice. Let’s see. So as far as the concussion protocol, he’s no longer in it, and has been something that is not COVID-19-related but is still having some issues.”

As for Swift’s availability on Sunday?

“So he’s not going to be out there at practice today, as far as it goes, we’re going to continue to take this through the end of the week. We’ll see how he continues to react to things, and then we’ll be able to give you an update for Sunday.”

Swift played well overall against the Bears in Week 1, but he dropped the game-winning touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford in the end zone. Getting another chance to prove himself would be a welcome opportunity for Swift.

Bevell also noted Friday’s practice session was pushed back due to a delay in COVID-19 testing results.