Detroit Lions Trade RB D’Andre Swift To The Philadelphia Eagles

The Detroit Lions used their top pick in this year’s draft to acquire a running back in Jahmyr Gibbs, a move which left many Lions fans scratching their heads with that position already solidified.

It appears as if the team had a plan all along though, trading D’Andre Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles two days later.

BREAKING: Lions trading D'Andre Swift to Eagles. (via @RapSheet and @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/MtBrtGKpH7

— NFL (@NFL) April 29, 2023

Trade terms, per source:

🏈Eagles get: RB D’Andre Swift and 7th round pick (No. 249)

🏈Lions get: a fourth-round pick in 2025, and seventh-round pick (No. 219).

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 29, 2023

D’Andre Swift, entering his fourth NFL season, only turned 24 in January.#Eagles

(3 months, 17 days younger than the Cowboys’ second-round pick this year.)

— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) April 29, 2023