Lions' Swift deemed healthy, to return vs. Fins

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  • Eric WoodyardESPN

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- After dropping 4 consecutive games, the Detroit Lions should person a boost connected discourtesy with moving backmost D'Andre Swift acceptable to instrumentality for the Sunday location matchup against the Miami Dolphins.

Swift has missed the past 3 games with enarthrosis and ankle injuries. He was a afloat subordinate successful signifier each week and is nary longer listed connected the wounded report.

"Just getting him backmost retired determination connected the field, getting him backmost into the plaything of things, I'll say, is important," moving backs manager Duce Staley said. "Just the small things -- from putting the shot away, moving routes, making definite his eyes are successful the close place. Just worldly we bash each time with different moving backs."

Swift racked up 231 yards connected 27 carries with a touchdown successful 3 games earlier the injury, averaging a career-best 8.6 yards per carry.

Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed arsenic questionable against Miami, but caput manager Dan Campbell said passim the week that St. Brown was "trending the close way" aft entering the concussion protocol pursuing past week's nonaccomplishment astatine Dallas.

"I would expect america having him this weekend," Campbell said.

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