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DE Montez Sweat says getting traded to Bears 'definitely worked out' as he eyes monster season

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Even with the Commanders spiraling yet again and the promise of a new start and life-changing money with the Bears, defensive end Montez Sweat was furious about getting traded last year.

Not only was the team that drafted him bailing, but the upheaval of uprooting on short notice to a destination he didn’t choose frustrated him. While there was ample speculation about him getting dealt, he didn’t believe it, and the trade at the deadline caught him off guard.