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1st-and-10: Wins adding up for Bears GM Ryan Poles

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Defensive end Montez Sweat (celebrating with teammates after a sack against the Browns) has six sacks in seven games with the Bears.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles’ acquisition of defensive end Montez Sweat at the trade deadline this season was a necessary move for a GM with a major pass rush issue. But for the price he paid — a second-round draft pick and a five-year, $98 million contract — it came with some risk.

The 26-year-old Sweat was a productive, but hardly dominant pass rusher in five seasons with the Commanders.