Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Raiders DE Khalil Mack will not be in attendance for the start of training camp on Thursday. Schefter adds that this does not appear to be a case of Mack posturing.
This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, considering that Mack previously skipped mandatory minicamp and the two sides aren’t close to an agreement on a long-term extension.
Mack, 27, is a former first-round pick of the Raiders back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $18,677,002 contract and set to make a base salary of $690,000 to go along with a $2,276,865 roster bonus for the 2017 season when Oakland picked up his fifth-year option last year.
In 2017, Mack appeared in nine games for the Raiders and recorded 78 tackles, 10.5 sacks, a forced fumble, a recovery and three pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 5 edge defender out of 106 qualifying players.
We’ll have more regarding Mack as the news is available.
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