D'Andre Swift will not have any restrictions on playing time in Sunday's season opener against the San Francisco 49ers despite missing the entire preseason with a groin injury, Detroit Lions running backs coach Duce Staley said Thursday.
Asked before practice if Swift will be on a snap count in his first live action since January, Staley joked, "I’m very bad at counting reps."
"If he’s out there being productive, 'What number is it Duce?' 'Three.' It could be play 49," Staley said. "I don’t know how to take (a productive running back) off. I get caught up in the game, he’s going to get caught up in the game and every good player, every good running back that I know, anyway, once you start feeling it, you don’t want to pull him off.