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Next time he breaks free, expect Lions' D'Andre Swift to keep his foot on the gas

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In the brightest moment of his rookie season, D'Andre Swift managed to learn an important lesson: Trust your speed.

Entering the game late in the first quarter, Swift took his first handoff and shot through a sizable hole to the right. With no one in the second level of the defense to fill the lane, it was off to the races.

D'Andre Swift

And Swift lived up to his name, clocking in at 20.7 miles per hour once he got up to top speed. But in his peripheral, he caught Jacksonville safety Jarrod Wilson — who University of Michigan fans might remember — with an angle to potentially make a play.