Inside the long battle between Bears RT Darnell Wright and DE Montez Sweat that brought the best out of both

Darnell Wright makes it look easy, and it’s hard to imagine this now that he’s one of the NFL’s best right tackles, but not that long ago he ran into something he couldn’t handle. Early in his rookie season with the Bears in 2023, Wright wasn’t ready for Montez Sweat, then with the Commanders. On the Bears’ opening possession, Sweat went straight at Wright, pushed him back a step, then raced past him to take down Justin Fields. Sweat was overwhelming. Little did Wright know, he'd soon become a…