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PMontez SweatPass-rush cornerstone · October 31, 2023
The deadline trade that made Montez Sweat a Chicago cornerstone
Chicago acquired Montez Sweat for a 2024 second-round pick and quickly signed him to a long-term extension.
See where this happened in the 2023 trade deadline →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
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To CHI
To WAS20242NDround assetWASReceived
Washington Commanders
#2024 second-round pick
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The move changed the NFL roster map during an active transaction window.
Why history remembers it
Sweat immediately led an improved Chicago defense. He signed a four-year extension days after the trade. Washington converted an expiring edge rusher into a top-40 pick.
What changed
The consequences
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