The Los Angeles Chargers took care of a giant piece of enterprise for themselves forward of the beginning of the brand new league yr. The Chargers introduced on Saturday that they have agreed to terms with the nine-time Professional Bowl linebacker on a one-year deal that may hold him in Los Angeles for the 2026 season.
The contract is worth $18 million, all of which is assured, in accordance with NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport.
Khalil Mack chooses yet one more yr with the Chargers
Mack has performed every of the previous 4 seasons with the Chargers and is coming off a 2025 season that noticed him document a career-low 5.5 sacks. He was restricted to simply 12 video games resulting from damage and was not fairly 100% all year long.
That might be a possible pink flag going into this season.
Mack goes to be 35 years previous, and pass-rushers don’t at all times age gracefully the deeper they get into their 30s. Sooner or later, you begin to bear in mind why it’s primarily a younger participant’s sport.
Having stated that, there may be not a lot of a threat right here for the Chargers. They’re loaded with wage cap area this offseason (and might simply create extra), and there’s no long-term threat past this season. Mack additionally performed effectively (even when the sack numbers weren’t constantly there) when he was wholesome in 2025. Given his standing as a crew chief, the truth that this needs to be thought-about a win-now season, and that he would possibly nonetheless have one thing left to supply, makes a wise transfer for the Chargers.
