LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- One day after sending a 2024 second-round pick to Washington in exchange for edge rusher Montez Sweat, Bears general manager Ryan Poles said the team is in the process of working out a contract extension for the 27-year-old defensive lineman, who is playing on the final year of his rookie deal.
"I feel really confident that we can get a deal done," Poles said.
Since being drafted in the first round in 2019, Sweat is one of six players to notch at least five sacks in each of the last five seasons.