Eagles RB D’Andre Swift agreed to terms with Bengals for $54.56 million contract

Swift’s NFL journey started in the NFC North. The Lions selected him in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, and he spent the first three years of his career in Detroit.

In those three seasons, Swift rushed for 1,680 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also hauled in 1,198 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns. But, he was squeezed out of the running back rotation when Jamaal Williams began scoring buckets of touchdowns in 2022.

In 2023, the sign his Lions tenure was coming to a close was never more evident than when the Lions signed former Bear David Montgomery. On April 29, Swift was dealt to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2023 seventh-round pick and a 2025 fourth-round pick.

For Swift, it was a homecoming for the Philadelphia native. He turned that in a career year, rushing for a career-high 1,049 yards. The Eagles’ offense allowed him the chance to produce at a high level.

“Thankful for the opportunity, especially that Philly gave me to go out there and have an opportunity to produce first and foremost,” Swift said. “How I prepared my mentality, the way I attack work each and every day, that’s kind of how I got there.”

That’s a notable idea from the running back. After all, free agents aren’t paid $16 million in their first two seasons to not be expected to produce on the field.

Swift, though, does not want to put any expectations on the next chapter of his life. He wants the pieces to fall where they may, especially in a running back room that includes Roschon Johnson and Kahlil Herbert.

“I don’t expect anything coming into it,” Swift said. “I’m going to come here and work and earn whatever role they have for me.”

However, he knows exactly what he can bring to the Bears roster.

“Playmaking ability, a team-first guy, great locker room guy, a guy that wants to win first and foremost,” Swift said. “That’s what it’s all about. A guy that’s going to come in here and work every single day, same mentality every single day.”