Montez Sweat
DL
#98
Experience: 8 years
Height: 6-6
Age: 29
Weight: 270 lbs
College: Mississippi State
2025 SEASON
- Solo31
- SCK10
- FF3
- INT--
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | Washington Commanders | 10 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| TOTAL | 109 | 283 | 167 | 116 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Washington Commanders | 10 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 2019 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 2 | |||||
| TOTAL | 109 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Seventh-year defensive lineman in his third season with Bears after being traded from the Washington Commanders in 2023
- Has started all 96 games appeared in
- Has registered 265 tackles (164 solo) with 48.0 sacks, 114 quarterback hits, 63 tackles for loss, 12 forced fumbles, 17 passes defensed and one interception returned for a touchdown
- Is one of seven players in NFL with at least 5.0 sacks each season from 2020-24 (Myles Garrett, TJ Watt, Khalil Mack, Maxx Crosby, Brian Burns and Chris Jones)
HONORS:
2023: Pro Bowl Selection
2025 SEASON (BEARS):
- Has started all four games this season
- Has 11 tackles (nine solo) including one sack and three tackle for loss along with a pass defended
2024 SEASON (BEARS):
- Started in 16 games recording 32 tackles (18 solo), 5.5 sacks, 12 quarterback hits, nine tackles for loss, two pass defended and a forced fumble
- In Week 4 had a strip sack on Rams QB Matthew Stafford setting the Bears up at the Rams 16-yard line allowing them to score their first points of the game
2023 SEASON (BEARS/COMMANDERS):
- Started 17 games (eight games for Commanders, nine for Bears)
- Was traded to Chicago in Week 9 from Washington
- Recorded 57 tackles (38 solo), 12.5 sacks, 25 quarterback hits, 14 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and four passes defensed
- Ranked T-10th in sacks and T-16th in TFLs in the League
- Became first player in NFL history to lead two teams in sacks in the same season (Commanders- 6.5/Bears- 6.0)
- Named to first Pro Bowl
2022 SEASON (COMMANDERS):
- Appeared and started all 17 games
- Registered 46 tackles (27 solo), 8.0 sacks, 28 quarterback hits, 14 tackles for loss and two passes defensed
2021 SEASON (COMMANDERS):
- Appeared in 10 games with 10 starts
- Recorded 24 tackles (13 solo) with 5.0 sacks and three tackles for loss
2020 SEASON (COMMANDERS):
- Started all 16 games
- Registered 45 tackles (28 solo), 9.0 sacks and one interception returned for a touchdown
- Became fourth player in Washington history to notch 14.0+ sacks in first two seasons
- Tallied 12 tackles for loss, T-6th most amond defensive ends
- Tied Brian Orakpo with 33 quarterback hits for most through first two seasons in Washington
- Joined LaVarr Arrington as only two players from Washington to tally at least 9.0 sacks and six passes defensed in a season
2019 SEASON (COMMANDERS):
- Started and appeared in all 16 games
- Recorded 50 tackles (31 solo), 7.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, 13 quarterback hits and two passes defensed