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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
    31
  • SCK
    10
  • FF
    3
  • INT
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Defense

Field Position

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 17 22 12 10 6.5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 6 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 13 18 14 4 2.5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Game Halves

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Half 14 23 15 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Last Two Minutes of Half 6 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Half 14 23 15 8 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Home vs Road

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Home Games 8 20 14 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Road Games 9 28 17 11 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Margin of Victory

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Margin 0-7 7 19 11 8 5.5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 15+ 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 8-14 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Point Differential

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Ahead 12 17 12 5 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ahead by 1-8 Points 10 12 8 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ahead by 9-16 Points 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Behind 10 18 10 8 2.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Behind by 1-8 Points 9 15 7 8 2.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Behind by 9-16 Points 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tied 17 13 9 4 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Quarters

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Quarter 11 13 8 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter 12 18 11 7 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter within 7 9 14 7 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Overtime 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Quarter 10 10 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3rd Quarter 8 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stadium Surfaces

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Grass 12 28 19 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Turf 5 20 12 8 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 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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