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Bears general manager Ryan Poles’ acquisition of defensive end Montez Sweat at the trade deadline this season was a necessary move for a GM with a major pass rush issue. But for the price he paid — a second-round draft pick and a five-year, $98 million contract — it came with some risk.
The 26-year-old Sweat was a productive, but hardly dominant pass rusher in five seasons with the Commanders.