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Montez Sweat

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#98

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 29

Weight: 270 lbs

College: Mississippi State

2025 SEASON

  • Solo
    20
  • SCK
    7.5
  • FF
    3
  • INT
    --
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Preseason

WK Game Date OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF FR
3 08/22/2025 @Chiefs W 29 - 27
2 08/17/2025 Bills W 38 - 0
1 08/10/2025 Dolphins T 24 - 24

Regular Season

WK Game Date OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF FR
13 11/28/2025 @Eagles W 24 - 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
12 11/23/2025 Steelers W 31 - 28 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 1
11 11/16/2025 @Vikings W 19 - 17 2 0 2 0 0 1 0
10 11/09/2025 Giants W 24 - 20 3 2 1 1.5 0 0 0
9 11/02/2025 @Bengals W 47 - 42 2 2 0 1 0 2 0
8 10/26/2025 @Ravens L 16 - 30 7 3 4 1 0 0 0
7 10/19/2025 Saints W 26 - 14 4 3 0 1 0 0 1
6 10/13/2025 @Commanders W 25 - 24 3 2 1 0 0 1 1
4 09/28/2025 @Raiders W 25 - 24 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
3 09/21/2025 Cowboys W 31 - 14 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
2 09/14/2025 @Lions L 21 - 52 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 09/08/2025 Vikings L 24 - 27 2 0 0 0 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
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