Bears RB D'Andre Swift: Lions assistants Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn are a 'helluva bunch of coaches'
Running back D’Andre Swift spent 2020-22 with the Lions. He saw first-hand the work that was done by offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who figure to be candidates for the Bears’ head coaching job.
“Helluva bunch of coaches,” Swift said Friday. “I obviously can tell they have the respect on their side of the ball. As far as head coaches, I don’t know how that would look. In terms of me being there and seeing how they led their group, they did a phenomenal job. Outside looking in, people can see that, too.”
Johnson, who took over as play-caller in the middle of 2021, “does a great job of putting his play-makers in position to go ahead and succeed,” Swift said, and being on the same page as Jared Goff.
“Building that relationship with the quarterback,” he said. “I know they have a great relationship.”
Glenn, he said, was so dynamic that even “the offensive guys gravitated to him just because of how he is.”
Rome ready to roll
Rookie receiver Rome Odunze recovered from a stomach bug in time to practice Friday and will play Sunday against the rival Packers.
“I wasn’t able to keep anything down,” said Odunze, who has 52 catches for 716 yards this season. .
Slot cornerback Kyler Gordon missed Thursday’s practice with an illness before returning Friday. Left tackle Larry Borom sat out Wednesday with an illness but returned Thursday. They will play Sunday, too.
Long snapper Scott Daly returned to practice after missing Thursday’s walk-through for a personal reason. Guard Teven Jenkins (calf), safety Elijah Hicks (ankle/foot) and running back Travis Homer (hamstring) will miss the finale.
The Packers listed receiver Christian Watson (foot) and defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. (foot) as questionable and ruled out five players: cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee), linebacker Quay Walker (ankle), tackle Andre Dillard (concussion) and safeties Evan Williams (quad) and Zayne Anderson (concussion).