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The Bears placed Cole Kmet on IR. Montez Sweat’s suspension is over and he returns to the 53-man roster.
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- Oct 23 Aaron Wilson (X) #NFL lifts suspension of #Bears Montez Sweat
- Oct 23 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) The Bears placed Cole Kmet on IR. Montez Sweat’s suspension is over and he returns to the 53-man roster.
- Oct 23 Bears Team Site Roster Moves: Chicago Bears place Cole Kmet on IR
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@ErikLambert1 I hope the Bears don't make any moves that will adversely effect the cap relief for 2027.
Trading the following players (if possible) for draft picks is favorable.
Montez Sweat
Tyrique Stevenson
Tyson Bagent
Jaylon Johnson
Sign Terell Smith and a CB off a practice squad.
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- Oct 17 Erik Lambert (X) I think Jaylon and Montez still have some trade value. · Quoting Farquart Football Facts: @ErikLambert1 I hope the Bears don't make any moves that will adversely effect the cap relief for 2027. Trading the following players (if possible) for draft picks is favorable. Montez Sweat Tyrique Stevenson Tyson Bagent Jaylon Johnson Sign Terell Smith and a CB off a practice squad.
- Oct 17 Erik Lambert (X) @ErikLambert1 I hope the Bears don't make any moves that will adversely effect the cap relief for 2027. Trading the following players (if possible) for draft picks is favorable. Montez Sweat Tyrique Stevenson Tyson Bagent Jaylon Johnson Sign Terell Smith and a CB off a practice squad.
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Jaylon Johnson got a good jam on JSN on the line and had tight coverage while Montez Sweat brought Sam Darnold down for a sack, leading to Seattle's fourth three-and-out of the night.
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- 1d Erik Lambert (X) Jeffery Simmons has 1 sacks and 2 TFLs tonight by himself. His presence has helped Montez Sweat have a sack and 3 QB hits. This why you trade for guys like that.
- 1d Larry Mayer (X) After Bears go three-and-out to open second half, defense forces a three-and-out highlighted by a Montez Sweat sack. Bears take over at their own 31.
- 1d Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Jaylon Johnson got a good jam on JSN on the line and had tight coverage while Montez Sweat brought Sam Darnold down for a sack, leading to Seattle's fourth three-and-out of the night.
- 5. Dennis Allen's plan last year was to deploy Montez Sweat and Austin Booker on the outside with Dayo Odeyingbo moving inside on passing downs. Injuries prevented that. They finally got to deploy it this season. It has produced 4 sacks in 3 games. #Bears
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The first time in 2026 we see the Bears' third-and-long defense (Sweat, Odeyingbo, Jarrett, Booker) leads to Montez Sweat's first sack of the season.
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- Sep 13 Larry Mayer (X) Bears defense forces 3-and-out as Montez Sweat sacks Bryce Young on third-and-7.
- Sep 13 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) Monroe Freeling gives up his first NFL sack to Montez Sweat on third down, Panthers punt it away.
- Sep 13 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) The first time in 2026 we see the Bears' third-and-long defense (Sweat, Odeyingbo, Jarrett, Booker) leads to Montez Sweat's first sack of the season.
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Jeffery Simmons is reunited with Mississippi State teammate Montez Sweat via a trade to the Bears. Chicago is Super Bowl trophy hunting while the #Titans are in full rebuild mode.
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- 5d Jordan Schultz (X) Great footage of college and now Bears’ teammates Jeffery Simmons and Montez Sweat explaining why they’re such n unstoppable duo. 😤 (🎥 @HailStateFB) · Quoting Jordan Schultz: The BTS of how the Jeffery Simmons deal came together, according to multiple league sources. Having checked in with the Titans several times over the last couple weeks, the message was he’s not available. But this is a reminder, as one team said: “Everyone has a price.” The reality is that these two GMs — Mike Borgonzi and Ryan Poles — know each other from their days together in Kansas City. The Bears, according to multiple sources, made a push for DeForest Buckner as well, but didn’t feel comfortable with the draft capital Indy wanted. Instead, they then pivoted to arguably the best DT in football in Simmons, with the feeling that he changes the entire complexion of the defense and makes them a bona fide Super Bowl threat. After hearing from as many as 3 other teams inquiring on…
- 5d Turron Davenport (X) Jeffery Simmons is reunited with Mississippi State teammate Montez Sweat via a trade to the Bears. Chicago is Super Bowl trophy hunting while the #Titans are in full rebuild mode.
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Bears DE Montez Sweat said Tuesday he unintentionally took a banned substance that led to a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing substances policy.
More via @CourtneyRCronin
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Bears DE Montez Sweat on how his suspension could impact his future: “It’s definitely something I got to live with my career. I never want to cheat the game, and I would never do it intentionally, but what happened happened and I'm moving forward.”
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- Oct 27 Pro Football Talk Montez Sweat on suspension: What happened, happened and I'm moving forward
- Oct 27 ESPN NFL News Sweat returns to Bears following 'devastating' 2-game suspension
- Oct 27 Brad Biggs (X) #Bears DE Montez Sweat speaks for the first time since his 2-game PED suspension. "I never want to cheat the game and I would never do it intentionally, but what happened happened and I’m moving forward." From @sean_hammond
- Oct 27 Adam Jahns (X) “It was nothing with the nutritional staff here or the training staff here. It was things I was doing on my own. Take that on the chin and move forward.” Bears DE Montez Sweat is "moving forward" after his two-game suspension. For @CHGO_Sports.
- Oct 27 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Bears DE Montez Sweat on how his suspension could impact his future: “It’s definitely something I got to live with my career. I never want to cheat the game, and I would never do it intentionally, but what happened happened and I'm moving forward.”
- (1/3) Bears' "Next Man Up" mantra was on full display in Sunday's win over Falcons. They played without 4 defensive starters in DEs Montez Sweat and Dayo Odeyingbo, LB T.J. Edwards and CB Tyrique Stevenson, plus RB Kyle Monangai. Several reserves stepped up, most notably these 2
- 5. The #Bears lost Montez Sweat and Dayo Odeyingbo in the same week. They badly needed somebody to step up. Daniel Hardy obliged, going crazy for 6 pressures and a sack against the Falcons.
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Montez Sweat's suspension couldn't have been worse-timed.
The #Bears' edge rush options without him and maybe Dayo Odeyingbo are bleak.
If they're looking for a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency choice, these names are out there.
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- Oct 14 Mike Garafolo (X) From @gmfb: Baker Mayfield badly wants to return for the #Buccaneers but odds are it’ll be Jalon Daniels at QB for one more week. Plus, the #Ravens’ Lamar Jackson and the #Bears’ Caleb Williams are inching back while Chicago won’t have the suspended Montez Sweat.
- Oct 14 Adam Schefter (mirror, Bluesky) Cost of the Montez Sweat suspension: Repost of @spotrac
- Oct 14 Adam Schefter (X) Cost of the Montez Sweat suspension: · Quoting Spotrac: #Bears DE Montez Sweat will forfeit $2.3M of 2026 salary per his 2-game suspension for violating the league's PED policy. Additionally, the $12.7M remaining on Sweat's 2026 salary is now unsecured, as the PED suspension voided all future guarantees. Sweat is due a non-guaranteed $21M in 2027.
- Oct 14 Erik Lambert (X) Montez Sweat's suspension couldn't have been worse-timed. The #Bears' edge rush options without him and maybe Dayo Odeyingbo are bleak. If they're looking for a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency choice, these names are out there.
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The Bears starting edge will miss the next two weeks due to suspension · Quoting Adam Hoge: The NFL has suspended Montez Sweat two games without pay for violating the NFL’s Performance-Enhancing Substances Policy. #Bears
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- Oct 13 Adam Schefter (X) #Bears DE Montez Sweat will forfeit $2.3M of 2026 salary per his 2-game suspension for violating the league's PED policy. Additionally, the $12.7M remaining on Sweat's 2026 salary is now unsecured, as the PED suspension voided all future guarantees. Sweat is due a non-guaranteed $21M in 2027.+1
- Oct 13 Jason B. Hirschhorn (Bluesky) Bears pass rusher Montez Sweat's two-game ban was the only suspension officially announced by the NFL on Tuesday, according to the transaction wire.
- Oct 13 Ian Rapoport (Bluesky) Bears edge Montez Sweat has been suspended for the club’s next two games without pay for violating the NFL’s Performance-Enhancing Substances Policy, per The NFL.+10
- Oct 13 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) The Bears activated DL Shemar Turner off the PUP list, just in time for them to need a defensive end. Story on Montez Sweat's suspension
- Oct 13 Brad Biggs (X) Montez Sweat story updated with the different levels of suspension for violation of the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. There are 3 tiers for 1st time offenders. And the price tag. What this will cost Sweat.
- Oct 13 Adam Jahns (X) Shemar Turner is in. Montez Sweat is out (suspended).
- Oct 13 Bears Team Site Chicago Bears announce roster moves
- Oct 13 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Bears' Montez Sweat suspended for violating NFL's performance-enhancing substances policy+1
- Oct 13 Erik Lambert (X) The #Bears defense was already reeling from what happened Sunday. So naturally, Montez Sweat decided to leave them high and dry with a bonehead decision. More on how this latest development is brutally timed.
- Oct 13 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Montez Sweat is the first Bear to be suspended since Mario Edwards Jr., who missed the first two games of the 2021 season. That makes Sweat the first player to be suspended during Ryan Poles' tenure as GM.
- Oct 13 Adam Schefter (mirror, Bluesky) Montez Sweat will be eligible for reinstatement on Friday, October 23, following the Bears’ Week 7 game against the New England Patriots.+1
- Oct 13 Pro Football Talk Bears' Montez Sweat suspended two games for performance-enhancing substance violation
- Oct 13 Daniel Flick (X) Sweat has started all five games and is third on the Bears with two sacks. He won’t play Sunday in Atlanta. · Quoting Courtney Cronin: Bears DE Montez Sweat will be suspended for Week 6 and 7 without pay for violating the NFL’s Performance-Enhancing Substances Policy. Sweat will be eligible for reinstatement on Friday, October 23, following the Bears’ Week 7 game against the New England Patriots.
- Oct 13 Albert Breer (X) The Bears will be without top pass-pusher Montez Sweat for next week’s games against Atlanta and New England, as he serves a PED suspension. The NFL’s announcement …
- Oct 13 Field Yates (X) The Bears starting edge will miss the next two weeks due to suspension · Quoting Adam Hoge: The NFL has suspended Montez Sweat two games without pay for violating the NFL’s Performance-Enhancing Substances Policy. #Bears
- Oct 13 Brad Biggs (X) #Bears are expected to restore DE Shemar Turner to the 53-man roster from the physically unable to perform list, a move that was likely to happen even without the Montez Sweat development.
- The #Bears defense has rebounded considerably from that ugly first half against Carolina. One would think mainstays like Montez Sweat and Jaylon Johnson are driving it. Nope. Much of it is thanks to Dillon Thieneman and Malik Muhammad, which is a pretty big deal. (1/2)
- James Lynch getting the start for the Bears at DE opposite Montez Sweat.
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With the exception of one rough play (tough taking on Montez Sweat), Monroe looked good.
Hell, the O-Line looked PHENOMENAL in pass protection.
#KeepPounding #Panthers
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- Sep 14 Mike Kaye (X) Agreed. · Quoting Eric "E." White: With the exception of one rough play (tough taking on Montez Sweat), Monroe looked good. Hell, the O-Line looked PHENOMENAL in pass protection. #KeepPounding #Panthers
- Sep 14 Mike Kaye (X) With the exception of one rough play (tough taking on Montez Sweat), Monroe looked good. Hell, the O-Line looked PHENOMENAL in pass protection. #KeepPounding #Panthers
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