It’s been a whirlwind of a day for Khalil Mack. Earlier this morning, Mack was traded to the Chicago Bears in a deal that featured a number of draft picks moving, including a pair of first-round selections going to the Oakland Raiders. It was expected that the Bears would follow this move up by giving Mack the lucrative contract he coveted, and the team made it a point to get this done quickly.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bears and Mack agreed to a deal that will make him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. Mack will receive a six-year extension with his new team, one that will pay him $141 million with $90 million guaranteed and a whopping $60 million when he puts pen to paper.
Khalil Mack and the Bears just reached agreeement on a record-setting 6-year, $141 million extension ($23.5M per year avg) that includes $90M guaranteed and $60M at signing, source tells ESPN.
Mack is the new highest-paid defensive player in NFL history.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 1, 2018
It’s a gigantic amount of money to one of the NFL’s most terrorizing players off the edge. The news of Mack getting paid comes one day after the Los Angeles Rams made Aaron Donald the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, and on the heels of Aaron Rodgers becoming the highest-paid player in the history of the league.
Mack has been angling for a big payday all summer, and while the Raiders were not willing to oblige him, the Bears made it a priority to take care of their new superstar.
