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The Oakland Raiders made headlines for all the wrong reasons when they traded star defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears. If quarterback Derek Carr had it his way, he and Mack would have retired as Raiders together. Mack’s departure is magnified by the fact that he has been perhaps the most dominant defensive […]

The Oakland Raiders have understandably received scathing criticism for trading star defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears prior to the 2018 NFL season. To make matter worse, all head coach Jon Gruden has done since then is stoke the flames of the current dumpster fire. Gruden has acknowledged Oakland’s difficulties with pressuring quarterbacks […]

Brian Urlacher is one of the best defensive players in Chicago Bears history, and even he is impressed with what Khalil Mack has shown in his first two games with the team. Urlacher received his Hall of Fame ring during halftime of the Bears Monday night football game, and if Mack can keep up his play […]

It has been nearly a couple of weeks since the Oakland Raiders made the move to trade All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears, which has given head coach Jon Gruden a chance to further assess the move. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Gruden has voiced that he has […]

It’s no secret that the New York Jets are in search of top-tier players to complete their roster. They made an enticing $90 million offer to make Kirk Cousins their franchise quarterback this offseason, but it didn’t work out. However, the Jets are still in pursuit of an elite pass-rusher to lead their defense. The […]

Khalil Mack was limited in his Chicago Bears debut, just as head coach Matt Nagy said. The star edge defender played just 70 percent of the defense’s snaps in Week 1 as the Bears were still unsure of his conditioning after missing a lot of time during his offseason holdout with the Raiders. But after […]

It goes without saying that Chicago Bears defensive end Khalil Mack has received a warm welcome since his arrival. It appears Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher has even gotten in on the action. Urlacher has expressed heavy praise for Mack on a number of occasions. According to Bears sideline reporter Mark Grote, he even went so far […]

It has been nearly two weeks since the Oakland Raiders pulled off the surprising trade to move All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a plethora of draft picks including a pair of first-round selections. Denver Broncos star outside linebacker Von Miller has voiced that he was “shocked” by the […]

Since the Oakland Raiders made the move to trade All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack there has been plenty of fallout around the league concerning the trade. Among those is former Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski, who voiced that Mack is a generational talent that can compare to the likes of Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor, according […]

Had Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden picked up his phone and dialed Khalil Mack’s number in the offseason, the pass rusher would’ve been there on the field Monday night chasing Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff and providing the Raiders what they clearly and sorely missed in that game. According to a story shared […]

In the short period of time that has passed since the Oakland Raiders made the decision to trade All-Pro defensive end, Khalil Mack, there has been plenty of criticism tossed the franchise’s way primarily at head coach Jon Gruden. During a recent interview with TMZ Sports, former star linebacker and current NFL Network analyst Willie […]

The Oakland Raiders are set to make their season debut on Monday against the Los Angeles Rams but before that, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden expressed his true feelings about Khalil Mack and the saga that his team went through in the offseason with regards to the controversial linebacker, who now plays for the Chicago […]

Apparently, the Los Angeles Rams flirted with the idea of making their defense the ‘Avengers’ version of the NFL. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Rams proposed a trade to the Oakland Raiders in the offseason that would land Los Angeles linebacker Khalil Mack. However, the Rams reportedly had no intention of keeping the […]

Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack didn’t waste plenty of time to show what the Oakland Raiders are now missing. In just the first two quarters of Sunday night’s game between the Bears and the Green Bay Packers, Mack was able to put together a terrifying stat line that surely made Raiders fans get angrier at […]

The Chicago Bears have significantly improved their chances of being a force on the defensive side of the football this season with the additions of rookie linebacker Roquan Smith and superstar defensive end, Khalil Mack. However, both players will play on a limited basis in the team’s season opener against the division rival Green Bay […]

The Los Angeles Rams were finally able to make defensive tackle Aaron Donald the highest-paid defensive player in the league this offseason. However, his reign at the top lasted just 24 hours before the Chicago Bears rewarded defensive Khalil Mack with an even richer contract. Fortunately, there does not seem to be any ill-will toward Mack […]

The Oakland Raiders have received scathing criticism for trading away defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears. However, it appears defensive coordinator Paul Guenther is supportive of the decision. Although Guenther did acknowledge his skepticism with trading a player of Mack’s caliber, he says it was indicative of the direction the Raiders are going in, […]

The Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears made quite the investment recently when they made Aaron Donald and Khalil Mack the two highest-paid defensive players in the league. Their lucrative contract extensions have caught the eye of Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney is also in pursuit of his next contract. According to Aaron Wilson […]

It has been several days since the Chicago Bears made the blockbuster trade to acquire All-Pro pass rushing specialist Khalil Mack from the Oakland Raiders. It didn’t take long for him to quickly rise up in popularity, as his jersey has become the fifth-highest selling in the league, according to Fanatics. https://twitter.com/Fanatics/status/1037680072344268800 The Bears have […]

Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders ended the Khalil Mack saga by trading him to the Chicago Bears over the holiday weekend. The move drew a lot of criticism across the league, and it was initially met by shock by several Raiders players. Per a team press release, Gruden had this to say when asked […]

There is a newfound sense of optimism surrounding the Chicago Bears with the arrival of defensive end Khalil Mack. Defensive end Akiem Kicks is confident the Green Bay Packers will find out why in Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season opener. It goes without saying that Mack is one of the best pass-rusher in the […]

The Los Angeles Rams were dubbed by many as the biggest winners of the offseason thanks to their bevy of star-studded acquisitions. It appears the Rams were not done trying to make moves once they heard the Oakland Raiders were shopping defensive end Khalil Mack. The prospect of Los Angeles trading for Mack seems ludicrous given all […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Randall Cobb had good reason to be confident going into their 2018 NFL season opener versus the Chicago Bears. However, Chicago’s addition of defensive end Khalil Mack has made them think twice about the matchup. The Mack trade sent shock waves across the NFL. According to Ryan Wood of […]

The Chicago Bears made headlines after making quite the investment to bring defensive end Khalil Mack over from the Oakland Raiders. It seems Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is glad his team was not in the running. Garrett has expressed major confidence in defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah throughout the offseason. According to Mary Kay Cabot […]

Oakland Raiders linebacker Bruce Irvin thinks the departure of Khalil Mack means it’s his time to shine. Irvin trailed Mack with eight sacks last season, giving him the second-highest total on the team. Raiders head coach John Gruden recently said Irvin needed to step his game up. He claimed that it was now rookie defensive […]

The Chicago Bears are considered as among the big winners of the offseason, thanks in large part to their acquisition of pass rushing monster Khalil Mack. Mack, however, is not only going to put pressure on opposing quarterbacks. His presence on the team also adds the burden to deliver on the shoulders of his own […]

The Chicago Bears made the big splash move over the weekend with the acquisition of All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack from the Oakland Raiders. It has now put him in the NFC North where he will go up against the Minnesota Vikings twice a season for the next several years, which is something that head […]

Oakland Raiders rookie defensive end Arden Key is confident that their defense can produce results without Khalil Mack. Key, who was selected in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft out of LSU, will be one of the host of players Raiders fans hope can contribute to filling the massive hole Mack left on […]

It doesn’t take an offensive genius like New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton to know that preparing for Khalil Mack is hard. Although, Payton is one of the few people in the world capable of devising a gameplan to limit the superstar edge defender’s impact on the game. Payton went into detail about just […]

Yeezus just made a bold NFL prediction: the Chicago Bears are going to the Super Bowl next year. In a post on Twitter that shows an image of him with running back Jordan Howard, Kanye West said that he thinks the Bears are headed to Super Bowl 53, a belief likely shared by a lot […]

The Green Bay Packers are spending a lot of time preparing for Khalil Mack. The Packers are locked in to play Mack and the Chicago Bears in Week 1 of the regular season. They want to approach planning for this new and improved Bears defense with every precaution they can. According to Zachary Jacobson from […]

The earth-shaking trade that sent Khalil Mack from the Bay Area to the Windy City is one that’s going to be talked about for weeks to come, but for Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, as heavy as it is for him to accept that his team’s best defensive player is no longer around, it is […]

The Chicago Bears have a new star player on the defensive side of the football with the team pulling off a blockbuster trade to acquire arguably the best defensive end in the game, Khalil Mack. Although Mack has already lifted his Bears jersey at an introductory presser and can’t wait to get to work with […]

The in-state Week 1 matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Oakland Raiders lost one of its marquee stars with Khalil Mack getting traded to the Chicago Bears over the weekend. But Todd Gurley sure isn’t complaining about that development. The Rams’ star running back expressed his relief at not having to face Mack […]

The Chicago Bears have their star in Khalil Mack, and the former Oakland Raiders first-round draft pick couldn’t be happier to be there. When Mack was asked what made him excited about being in Chicago his answer was simple; it’s a team that wanted him to be there. New Bears LB Khalil Mack asked what was […]

The Oakland Raiders shocked a lot of the NFL when they sent their defensive star, Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears in a trade. The Raiders sent Mack and a 2019 second round pick to the Bears for a 2019 and 2020 first round pick and a 2019 third round pick. A lot of people […]

The New York Jets were considered one of the top contenders to trade for Khalil Mack from the Oakland Raiders. However, they were unable to get their man, who was eventually traded to the Chicago Bears. According to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY.tv, the Jets made what they thought to be a “competitive” offer for Mack. […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden addressed the media for the first time since the blockbuster trade of Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears. Gruden admits that Mack’s contract demands far exceeded what the team was willing to offer and felt that the trade offer from the Bears was worth taking. “We made an offer. […]

The Chicago Bears were already a team on many people’s radar as a potential breakout candidate in the NFC for the 2018 NFL season. Now their chances of becoming relevant again may have drastically improved with the addition of superstar defensive end, Khalil Mack. After seemingly endless speculation about Mack’s future with the Oakland Raiders, the storied […]