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The Chicago Bears are the black horses this season. One of the lowest-ranking teams, the Bears, just have two victories under their belt with six losses to marr their season. However, it looks like the Bears are not the ones to lick their wounds for long. In fact, they are making some major changes to their roster, by bringing and sending out players. And their latest power move? The Chicago Bears have bolstered their defensive line in a huge way. Who’s the hot pick? Let’s open the playbook to find out.

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Bear Necessities: Chicago acquires Montez Sweat, redefining sweating to success.

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As a last-minute trade deal, the Chicago Bears are bringing star DE Montez Sweat from the Washington Commanders. As per reports, the Bears were in desperate need of a pass rusher. And now they have an all-pro Defensive End in their arsenal. It is quite a possibility that the Bears may after all turn the tide this season.

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NFL sleuth Dov Kleiman took to social media platform ‘X’ to share the news, with the caption, “BREAKING: The #Bears are trading for #Commanders DE DE Montez Sweat, per @RapSheet

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As collateral damage, the Bears lost a 2nd round pick. Looks like the Bears cut their losses short.

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NFL Discord: Schatz’s critique raises eyebrows over Bears’ Sweat contract

However, looks like not everyone is quite happy with the way the Bears acquired Montez Sweat. NFL insider Aaron Schatz took to ‘X’ to share his disagreement with the contract the Bears presented to Sweat. Schatz even went on to state that Sweat is, after all, a free agent. He probed, “They sign him to… a contract extension similar to the contract they could have given him in free agency?”

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Meanwhile, the Atlanta Falcons are coughing up dust after being snubbed by the Chicago Bears in a race to acquire Sweat. As per reports, the Falcons offered a 3rd round pick from the 2024 draft in place of Sweat to Magic Johnson and his Washington Commanders. While the Falcons already struck a deal with the Philly Eagles by acquiring DL Kentavius Street. But it looks like the Falcons will have to get proactive in their wheeling and dealings as the clock keeps ticking.

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Jhelum Mehta is an NFL content analyst at EssentiallySports. Having started her journey as a writer, she harbors immense knowledge when it comes to the game of touchdowns and tackles. Her current position at ES allows Jhelum to formulate a gripping analysis of live matches that 'pocket' her perspective pieces and help assemble engaging articles. On account of this, Jhelum has been able to statistically armor her articles and also procure a couple of ‘Editor's picks’ under her belt. Despite the diversity of the articles she has covered, Jhelum predominantly reports on the Patrick Mahomes-led Kansas City Chiefs, which also remain an integral theme of her off-court pieces. Away from the enthusiasm and passion of the gridiron, Jhelum devotes her time to crafting stories and "quarterbacking" new dance moves.

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