Don’t know if you have noticed, but former Washington Commanders defensive end Montez Sweat is leading both the Commanders and the Bears.
Sweat drafted out of Mississippi State in the 2019 draft by Washington, started and played in the first eight games of this his fifth Commanders season.
In those eight games, Sweat recorded 11 quarterback hits, 10 tackles for a loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks for the Commanders. Washington has now played six more games (14 total), and would you believe Sweat still leads the team in quarterback sacks?
Daron Payne has tied Sweat with 11 quarterback hits, and Jonathan Allen leads the team with 16.
In his six games as a Bear, Sweat has started all six games and is already leading the Bears in sacks with six. He has also contributed 13 quarterback hits for the Bears, which trails only Justin Jones, who has 15, though it has taken Jones all 14 games to accumulate his total.
Also of note, Commanders defensive end Chase Young, the second overall selection of the 2020 draft, in his seven games for Washington this season, five quarterback sacks, 6 tackles for a loss and 9 quarterback hits.
Payne leads the Commanders with 12 tackles for a loss and has also contributed 4.0 quarterback sacks. Meanwhile, Allen leads current Commanders in quarterback hits (16) and 5.5 quarterback sacks.
Washington traded Sweat to the Bears at the October NFL trade deadline. In return, the Commanders received the Bears second-round draft selection in next April’s draft, which is currently 41st overall.