D’Andre Swift isn’t Saquon Barkley, the more decorated — and more oft-injured — running back the Bears expressed interest in signing early this offseason. Swift isn’t six-time Pro Bowl receiver Keenan Allen, the most famous of the Bears’ offseason acquisitions, either.
Swift, though, could be precisely what the Bears need — a running back to take the pressure off quarterback Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. They gave Swift a three-year, $24 million deal — Barkley got a $13.5 million more from the Eagles — to do just that.
Swift’s goal for his first season with the Bears is to justify that investment.