The Chargers' dubious reason for keeping Khalil Mack doesn't add up
This logic for keeping someone on an expiring deal like Mack, who has never won a Super Bowl, per Ian Rapoport, doesn't add up: From The Insiders @nflnetwork: A look at a trade that didn’t happen but could’ve — Khalil Mack to the #Bears.
Key points
- pic.twitter.com/uppJQofSMY — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 11, 2026 Of course, this all supposes that Mack even wanted to leave the Chargers in the first place.
- And for whatever reason, with the NFL trade deadline now behind us, the Chargers mostly stood pat.
- Otherwise, any Chargers veteran on an expiring contract who could've been useful to a contender while recouping draft capital in a trade will stay in Los Angeles for the rest of the season.
One of those Chargers veterans is the legendary Khalil Mack.
The Chargers did both themselves and a good soldier like Mack a disservice by not trading him away.
Additional details
- Whatever "culture" Jim Harbaugh and company still think they're building or cultivating, it's not evident or very visible when we watch the Chargers play.
- While he's certainly not the same game-wrecker he was when he was younger, Mack could've been a valuable rotational piece for a win-now team.
- Nonetheless, it's hard to believe that one of the greatest defensive players of his generation and a bona fide future Hall of Famer didn't want at least one more chance to finally win a ring before he potentially hangs up his shoulder pads.
- We're already in mid-November, and the 0-8 Chargers are showing no signs of getting up off the mat.
- Given that the Chargers aren't going anywhere in 2026, it's pretty flabbergasting to consider.
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