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Montez Sweat is a 6'6", 270-pound left defensive end from Stone Mountain, Georgia, entering his eighth NFL season and third with the Chicago Bears. Originally drafted 26th overall in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft by Washington, Sweat was traded to Chicago in Week 9 of 2023 and signed a four-year extension. In 2025, he started all 17 games, recording 53 tackles including 10.0 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, five passes defended, and three forced fumbles. His performance included three quarterback hits in the Bears' Wild Card playoff victory, the most by a Bears defender in a playoff game since 2006, and a strip sack of Matthew Stafford in the Divisional Round.

Montez Sweat played 19 games in 2025 with a 74% share of defensive snaps.

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