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Khalil Mack could return to the Bears before the trade deadline
The Chicago Bears could try to bring pass rusher Khalil Mack back from the Los Angeles Chargers before the NFL trade deadline.
The Bears are 3-1, while the Chargers are 0-4.
Mack, 35, has three sacks in four games this season.
He is in the final year of his contract, with $5.77 million in pay remaining after this week.
The Bears have about $9 million in salary-cap space and could use help rushing the passer.
Chicago traded for Mack in 2018, giving up two first-round picks, a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick.
Any new trade is expected to cost less, but the Chargers would have to decide to move him and agree on compensation.
The deadline is the Tuesday after Week 9, 31 days away.
The Chicago Bears could pursue a trade to bring pass rusher Khalil Mack back before the NFL trade deadline.
The Los Angeles Chargers are 0-4, while the Bears are 3-1 and could use help on the edge.
Mack has three sacks in four games and is in the final year of his contract.
He has an $8 million base salary for 2026, with $5.77 million remaining after this week.
The report says any deal would depend on the Chargers moving contracts and on the compensation sought.
- Who
- The Chicago Bears could seek to acquire pass rusher Khalil Mack from the Los Angeles Chargers.
- What
- Mack could return to Chicago in a trade before the trade deadline.
- When
- Before the trade deadline, which falls on the Tuesday after Week 9.
- Where
- Chicago and Los Angeles.
- Why
- The Bears could use help on the edge, while the Chargers are 0-4 and fading.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The source describes a possible move, but provides no direct quote from Jones.
The Bears traded two first-round picks, a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick to acquire Mack.
ProFootballTalk reported that Mack could return to Chicago before the trade deadline.
The trade deadline is scheduled for the Tuesday after Week 9.
- Chargers record
- 0-4
- Bears record
- 3-1
- Mack's age
- 35
- Mack's sacks
- 3 in 4 games
- 2026 base salary
- $8 million
- Remaining pay after this week
- $5.77 million
Sources
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