Bears Extend Montez Sweat For 4 Years/$98 Million

And there it is.

After a week of panicked rumors that the Bears hadn't even talked to Sweat before the trade to locking up our cornerstone pass rusher for the next 4 years. My opinion on the deal hasn't changed in that I just hope a majority of Sweat's years come when the Bears are actually competitive and at only a 4 year deal that sounds...like a stretch.

That's truly not me trying to be a super pessimist, but rather someone who is down on the organization as a whole once again after Poles gave Eberflus a complete vote of confidence earlier this week. A lot of prime draft capital has gone into this defense in Brisker, Gordon, Johnson, Dexter, and Pickens as well as a touch of free agency money in Edwards, Edmunds, and Walker and it really feels like we have nothing to show for it because our defense is that bad. 

So here's to hoping Montez Sweat is the missing piece? I suppose so.

Bear Down.