In what was anticipated to be a great season for the Los Angeles Chargers, things could not have gone more wrong halfway through the season. Entering Week 10, they are the only winless team in the NFL at 0-8.
With no hope of contention left, the team now has the upcoming trade deadline to try to salvage their future. The Chargers have plenty of starting-caliber players to trade to contenders. One name mentioned has been veteran defensive end Khalil Mack.
One of Mack’s former teams in the Chicago Bears has understandably been linked to him. A report from Oct. 27 said that the team is interested in trading for defensive help. Rival teams believe that they could be targeting Mack in particular.
The deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, meaning the Bears have limited time to make another splash move for the defensive side of the ball. As reported by Jordan Schultz, the Chargers could be interested in trading Mack, though it is “a long shot.”
Chicago has already made a trade this deadline season that made waves across the league. They acquired three-time All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons from the Tennessee Titans a couple of weeks ago.
Mack could be the next on that list, and he still has some juice at 35 years old. Over eight games this season, the veteran has generated 18 quarterback pressures, compiled three sacks and made five tackles for loss.
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The Bears advanced to 7-2 on Sunday night with a narrow win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In spite of a mediocre performance from star QB Caleb Williams, the team was able to pick him up. That game proved the team has what it takes to win big games.
Chicago currently leads an incredibly tough NFC North division, with the three other teams occupying the conference’s three Wild Card spots. No team has worse than a 6-3 record, and no division even comes close to that kind of pedigree. The Bears will need all the help they can get to hold onto that lead.
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