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Bears acquire Khalil Mack from Raiders, reach $141M extension
The Chicago Bears reached a record-setting six-year, $141 million extension with Khalil Mack on Saturday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Chicago acquired the pass-rusher from the Oakland Raiders earlier in the day and later announced the extension but did not release the terms.
Mack is now the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. The deal, which averages $23.5 million per season, includes $90 million in guaranteed money and $60 million at signing, the source said.
The Bears gave up first-round picks in 2019 and 2020, a third-round pick in 2020 and a sixth-round pick in 2019 to acquire Mack earlier Saturday. In return, the Bears also received s a second-round pick in 2020 and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2020.
Mack is the fourth player to be traded after winning a Defensive Player of the Year award, along with Jason Taylor (traded in 2008), Pat Swilling (1993) and Keith Millard (1992), according to ESPN Stats & Information. At age 27, Mack is the youngest of that group at the time of being traded.
The No. 5 overall pick of the 2014 draft, Oakland exercised the fifth-year option on Mack's contract last summer worth $13.846 million. If he had played under those terms this season, the Raiders could have used a franchise tag on Mack in 2019.
Mack made league history in 2015 by being named first-team All-Pro at both outside linebacker and defensive end. After being honored as the league's best defender in 2016, Mack had a little bit of a letdown in 2017 -- his 10.5 sacks were his fewest since his rookie year, and he was not named to the All-Pro team.
Still, he has 40.5 career sacks, and his 185.5 quarterback pressures since coming into the league in 2014 lead the NFL in that time frame.
Chicago acquired the pass-rusher from the Oakland Raiders earlier in the day and later announced the extension but did not release the terms.
Mack is now the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. The deal, which averages $23.5 million per season, includes $90 million in guaranteed money and $60 million at signing, the source said.
The Bears gave up first-round picks in 2019 and 2020, a third-round pick in 2020 and a sixth-round pick in 2019 to acquire Mack earlier Saturday. In return, the Bears also received s a second-round pick in 2020 and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2020.
Mack is the fourth player to be traded after winning a Defensive Player of the Year award, along with Jason Taylor (traded in 2008), Pat Swilling (1993) and Keith Millard (1992), according to ESPN Stats & Information. At age 27, Mack is the youngest of that group at the time of being traded.
The No. 5 overall pick of the 2014 draft, Oakland exercised the fifth-year option on Mack's contract last summer worth $13.846 million. If he had played under those terms this season, the Raiders could have used a franchise tag on Mack in 2019.
Mack made league history in 2015 by being named first-team All-Pro at both outside linebacker and defensive end. After being honored as the league's best defender in 2016, Mack had a little bit of a letdown in 2017 -- his 10.5 sacks were his fewest since his rookie year, and he was not named to the All-Pro team.
Still, he has 40.5 career sacks, and his 185.5 quarterback pressures since coming into the league in 2014 lead the NFL in that time frame.