Lions trade RB D'Andre Swift to Eagles for future fourth-round pick

Allen Park — Two days after drafting Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions have traded veteran running back D'Andre Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Lions are getting back a fourth-round pick in 2025 and moved up in the seventh round (No. 219) this year.

Much like when the Lions traded cornerback Jeff Okudah earlier this month, the writing was on the wall with Swift's time in Detroit after the team selected Gibbs with the No. 12 pick in the first round. General manager Brad Holmes spoke tepidly about Swift's future Thursday night, noting he was still under contract and the addition of Gibbs didn't change the math with Swift, "yet."

A second-round pick in 2020, Swift was a dynamic…