WORLD NEWS – US – Detroit Lions remains silent about Dr Andre Swift’s brain injury

Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift (32) being blocked by Washington defender Chase Young (99) in the fourth quarter of their NFL game at Ford Field in Detroit, On Sunday 15 November 2020. The Lions won the match, 30–27, with a 59-yard field goal by time. (Mike Mulholland | MLive. (Com) Mike Mulholland | MLive. Com

ALLEN PARK – Detroit Lions remain silent about the conditions surrounding Dandrey Swift’s brain injury.

Swift finished the match on Sunday – he was pretty cool, too, hoisting 149 yards from the melee early in his career – then back on the field on Wednesday. He even spoke to reporters after a workout, which is a ban on players in the concussion protocol.

Coach Matt Patricia said before training on Friday, « Obviously with the concussion protocols and the kind of how all these things happen, you probably wouldn’t go into too much detail. ». . “It was just something that came up and we wanted to make sure we were doing our due diligence there to make sure it was okay.

While it is unclear how or even when Swift was injured, it should be noted that brain injuries sometimes do not show symptoms until a day or two later.. This has happened to Lions players before, particularly former corner back Rashian Mattis, who only developed symptoms two days later in 2015 and ended up not playing in the NFL again..

Patricia did not confirm that this was the case with Swift, but admitted that it was true of some brain injury.

“Well, I think that’s definitely part of the unknown for how the brain and concussions appear and how these things appear,” said Patricia. «  That’s why we take them really seriously – the symptoms, when they do appear – and exercise due diligence from that point of view.

The injury comes just days after Swift made his first professional start, and he was impressive, making 149 yards from a brawl against Washington and scoring in 15 yards of sprinting as he was playing with back John Postic. . He then touched the ball six times in seven campaigns during a major campaign in the fourth quarter, lifting 46 yards in the chain overall to prepare Matt Prater for his first two field goals.. .

It seems unlikely that Swift will have time to clear protocol in time for Sunday’s match against Carolina Panthers, even though Patricia won’t close that door, not even explaining what Swift would have to do to see the pitch. Game labels must be released before 4am. M. Today.

« Protocols are what they are, » said Patricia.. « It’s kind of () a very tight schedule with all of that. . . . Makes it hard (for him to play). We’ll see what the rest of the day will look like and then put it all in plain sight when we release the injury report, but it’s tough.

If Swift is not available, Adrian Peterson will likely return to the starting lineup as Kerryon Johnson continues to provide support, especially in pass protection. Jonathan Williams, who was re-signed mid-season, will be the third full-back. He didn’t hold the ball in two games for Detroit.

“With Adrian, with Kerryon, with J-Will, we’re fine,” Patricia said.. “We’d keep dealing with these guys as well if they were there. And if Swift is there, that’s cool. I think that’s really just part of the mindset of making sure you have enough depth in the back running position that you feel comfortable with.

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