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Montez Sweat striving to move past PED suspension after return to Chicago Bears

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Montez Sweat striving to move past PED suspension after return to Chicago Bears — Aurora Arts news

The Chicago Bears pass rush was without Montez Sweat for two games as he served a suspension for performance-enhancing drugs.He spoke for the first time since his reinstatement, and vowed to move forward."I take everything that comes with it," Sweat said. "The only thing I can do now is move forward and continue to play."Sweat opened with a quick apology.He made sure to tell everyone right off the bat that he regretted everything about the two-game suspension."I apologize to my teammates, the fan base, everybody," Sweat said.Sweat has recorded 23.5 sacks in 47 games with the Bears. He led the team with 10 last season. In his career, Sweat has 59 sacks in 114 games.The NFL announced Sweat was suspended on Oct. 13. He was officially reinstated by the league on Oct. 23, taking tight end Cole Kmet's roster spot as Kmet was placed on injured reserve following a serious knee injury.Sweat said testing positive was an accident, but declined to go into specifics about what happened.The NFL's pe

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