Lions running back D’Andre Swift has missed the last three games with a concussion. Or at least the Lions believe it was a concussion.
Interim head coach Darrell Bevell, perhaps unwittingly, cast some doubt on the nature of Swift’s absence in his press conference on Friday. After noting that Swift “had another good day” on Thursday and is trending towards playing, Bevell was asked directly if Swift did indeed suffer a concussion or if the rookie RB was dealing with migraine headaches.
“Yes, I think it’s safe to say there is a fine line there. I don’t think it’s for me to be able to comment on his health to the public. But yes, there is a fine line and things there that we were looking at, yes,” Bevell explained.
Swift was cleared from the NFL’s concussion protocol last week in plenty of time to play against the Bears on Sunday, but an undisclosed illness kept him out of practice for the rest of the week. Swift has passed all COVID-19 tests. A common side effect of migraines, in speaking from personal experience, is uncontrollable nausea and vomiting, which could certainly be construed as an illness.
Bevell was pressed on if the team could confirm Swift ever suffered a concussion.
“I cannot say that,” Bevell admitted, anxious to get to the next question.
Swift’s status for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers has yet to be determined.
