Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, citing a source with knowledge of the situation, reports that four teams are “very seriously” exploring a potential trade for Raiders DE Khalil Mack.
According to Florio, the Raiders “haven’t slammed the door” on the possibility of trading Mack as of now.
Florio says that if a deal were to happen involving Mack, it will likely hinge on whether a team can offer the kind of compensation to satisfy the Raiders and then pay Mack the kind of contract extension he’s looking for, which is believed to be in the neighborhood of $22 million per year.
As for talks with the Raiders about an extension, Florio says that Mack hasn’t gotten any offers from the team since February.
Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News previously reported that the Jets have expressed interest in Mack and the Raiders have fielded queries from more than a dozen teams, but have told them that they will not part with Mack.
The Raiders officially placed Mack on the reserve/did not report list after he made the decision to hold out of training camp workouts.
Oakland will have their franchise tag available to use on Mack in 2019 if they don’t get a long-term extension done before the start of the season.
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 have him featured in our Top 25 – 2019 NFL Free Agents list.
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