Travis Swanson will not return for the Lions’ Week 17 game against the Packers, and it’s possible the center has played his last game as a member of the team.
Detroit placed its fourth-year snapper on IR on Friday. Swanson suffered a concussion earlier this month and hasn’t played since Week 14. The Lions signed wide receiver Jace Billingsley to replace Swanson on the 53-man roster.
An unrestricted free agent at season’s end, Swanson has been a full-season starter in each of the past three seasons. However, the former third-round pick will end a third consecutive campaign on IR. He also saw a concussion send him to the injured list to conclude last season. He missed the final four Lions regular-season games in 2016.
They’ll likely move Glasgow to center and bring in Dahl to fill the hole at guard.
They will likely move on from Swanson in the offseason, moving Glasgow to center, where he played at Michigan. They are going to need to draft so OL depth or sign somebody to fill the other G spot if Dahl is not ready yet.