On the eve of the 2021 season, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald is the favorite to win the league’s Defensive Player of the Year Award. Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey, depending on where you look, has the ninth- or 10th-best odds.
Somewhere in between — around No. 7 — sits Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack. And he’s looking to prove a point when he looks across the sideline and sees Donald and Ramsey on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
“Absolutely, absolutely,” the Bears’ star outside linebacker said Friday. “I mean, there’s extra juice every game to feel like that.