Overview
- Trade speculation has picked up in mid-June 2026 with multiple analysts and league sources repeatedly linking Sweat to the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears.
- Reports say Sweat skipped offseason OTAs and later asked for a trade after Jonathan Gannon was fired, and he attended Arizona’s mandatory minicamp but did not take part in on-field drills.
- Analysts have published concrete trade proposals, most notably a Bleacher Report pitch that sends two third-round picks from Chicago to Arizona for Sweat.
- Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur and team statements have downplayed any imminent deal and there has been no confirmed trade reported to date.
- Sweat is under a four-year, $76.4 million contract through 2028 and teams must weigh immediate dead-cap costs and post‑June‑1 cap savings, factors that could keep talks alive now or reopen the market at the midseason trade deadline.