On September 1st, 2018, the Raiders traded edge rusher Khalil Mack, the fifth-overall pick in the 2014 draft, to the Bears for two first-round picks and change. The Bears promptly made Mack the highest-paid defender in the league, signing him to a record-setting six-year, $141 million extension.
At the time of the trade
- Mack had been with the Raiders for four years
- Mack was a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All Pro
- Mack had recorded 40.5 sacks over four seasons, including three consecutive double-digit sack seasons
- The Raiders had exercised the fifth-year option on Mack’s contract and could have used a franchise tag on Mack in 2019
- Mack had sat out the entire offseason, missing out on the Raiders’ voluntary offseason training program, the team’s mandatory minicamp, and the entirety of training camp in an effort to secure a long-term, top-of-the-market deal.