The Los Angeles Chargers today announced the team has acquired outside linebacker Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears. In exchange, the Chargers will send a 2022 second-round draft pick and a 2023 sixth-round selection to Chicago.
Mack is among the most decorated defensive players in football, having been named the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 2016. He is a three-time first-team All-Pro from The Associated Press and has been named an all-star following six consecutive seasons (2015-20). Mack is a three-time AFC Defensive Player of the Week winner and has twice won Defensive Player of the Month — AFC in November 2016 and NFC in September 2018.
Originally the No. 5 overall selection by the Oakland Raiders in 2014, Mack has started 116-of-117 career regular-season games with the Raiders and Bears. The eight-year veteran has recorded 76.5 sacks, 467 tackles (352 solo), three interceptions, 136 quarterback hits, 103 tackles for loss, 23 forced fumbles and 10 recoveries in his career. Since entering the NFL in 2014, Mack's 18 career strip-sacks are tied for the second-most in the league, while his 23 forced fumbles rank tied for No. 3.
Mack is reunited with Head Coach Brandon Staley, who was Chicago's outside linebackers coach in 2018 when Mack posted 12.5 sacks, a 27-yard pick-six and a career-best six forced fumbles. In his second pro season in 2015, Mack became the first player ever to be named an AP first-team All-Pro at two different positions — defensive end and outside linebacker. That year, he posted career highs with 23 tackles for loss and 15 sacks, including five in a single game.
Browse through photos of the Chargers newest edge weapon, three-time All-Pro, six-time Pro Bowler & 2016 Defensive Player of the Year, Khalil Mack
Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack (52) sacks Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) during an NFL game, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. The Bears defeated the Raiders 20-9. (Kevin Terrell via AP)
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, Chicago Bears' Khalil Mack intercepts a pass and returns it for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, in Green Bay, Wis. The beleaguered Arizona Cardinals offense must deal with Khalil Mack, who has two strip sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown in his two games since joining the Bears.(AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates during a week 2 NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 in Chicago. Chicago won 24-17. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack (52) smiles during an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 in Chicago. (Greg Trott via AP)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates with fans after an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Chicago. The Bears won 25-20. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates after sacking Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) is sacked by Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack (52) sacks Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears' Leonard Floyd is congratulated by Khalil Mack after sacking Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates his sack against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates after a sack during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Landover, Md. The Bears defeated the Redskins, 31-15. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) hits Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum (8) to cause a fumble during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates his hit to cause a fumble during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates with fans after an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Landover, Md. The Bears won 31-15. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) fumbles the ball as he is sacked for a 7-yard loss by Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack, right, during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in Chicago. The Bears recovered the fumble. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Chicago. The Chargers defeated the Bears, 17-16. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) sacks Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) in the first half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 08: Chicago Bears Lineback Khalil Mack #52 sacks Tampa Bay Buccaneers quaterback Tom Brady #12 at Soldier Field on October 08, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Te Bates via AP)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 08: Chicago Bears Lineback Khalil Mack #52 celebrates after his second sacked against Tampa Bay Buccaneers quaterback Tom Brady #12 at Soldier Field on October 08, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Te Bates via AP)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) pressures Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) and causes a fumble during an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams defeated the Bears, 24-10. (Ryan Kang via AP)
![Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) sacks Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9)] in the first half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album_2x/t_lazy/f_auto/chargers/peylx4veidusdxk4ithh.jpg)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) sacks Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9)] in the first half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates a fumble recovery during an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg via AP)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. Los Angeles Rams won 34-14. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack, second from left, sacks Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) runs with the ball after fumble recovery against the Detroit Lions during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) tries to tackle Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack after Mack's fumble recovery during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) smiles as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) celebrates after sacking Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) sacks Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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