The Chicago Bears still look like a team that could use one more edge rusher, and Josh Sweat keeps popping up as a name that makes sense.
Chicago has plenty to sort through over the next couple of weeks, with the trade deadline looming as the most obvious pressure point. If the Bears are in the mix and serious about chasing a Super Bowl, adding help on the defensive front feels like a move they’d be expected to make.
Sweat is near the top of the available options. He’s been one of the better quarterback hunters around over the past few years, and that kind of production would fit what Chicago needs. One trade idea would send him to the Bears for a relatively modest return: a conditional 2027 fourth-round pick going back to the Arizona Cardinals.
Bears Get: Edge Josh Sweat
Cardinals Get: Conditional 2027 4th-Round Pick
“Though he was the topic of trade speculation early in the offseason, the Arizona Cardinals are reportedly uninterested in moving pass-rusher Josh Sweat. Arizona will likely change its stance on trading players if and when it becomes clear that it can't contend in 2026-or if it becomes obvious that rookie quarterback Carson Beck isn't a franchise savior.
“Sweat will turn 30 next offseason and looms as a potential 2027 cap casualty. Moving him for quality draft capital would make sense. Giving up a conditional pick that could become a Day-2 selection for Sweat would be logical for a contender like the Chicago Bears,” Kristopher Knox of BR wrote.
A deal at that price would be hard for Chicago to ignore. Even if the cost climbed to a third-round pick, there’s a clear argument for the Bears to make the move. Sweat would give them a proven pass-rushing presence and a real boost on defense.
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