After weeks of speculation, the Washington Commanders did make a move ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. Washington sent defensive end Montez Sweat to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 second-round pick.
The trade should give the Commanders three picks in the top 50 of the 2024 NFL draft.
Sweat leads Washington with 6.5 sacks in 2023 and is on pace to shatter his previous career-high of nine sacks set in 2020.
While we’ve seen what others think of the move, here are five takeaways from Sweat’s trade to Chicago.