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Bears general manager Ryan Poles paid the Commanders handsomely for the privilege of eventually paying Montez Sweat handsomely.
The Bears traded a second-round pick for the defensive end hours before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. When he joins the Bears after a physical, the clock will start on negotiating a contract extension. Sweat and his agency will have leverage — the Bears, after all, traded the most valuable draft choice of any NFL team at the deadline — while Poles will have merely the threat of giving him the franchise tag in 2024.