Make the Pro Bowl? Check.
Show a marked improvement from Year 1 to Year 2? Check.
Be named a First-Team All-Pro player at not one, but two positions? Also check.
It was quite the sophomore campaign for defensive end/linebacker Khalil Mack, but now the next step in the dynamic defender’s development is learning to not only deal with, but excel with the weight of expectations, at least according to defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Jr.
“He [Mack] is an amazing player, and now the next phase is, can he handle the success?” Norton told Jim Miller and Pit Kirwan on SiriusXM NFL Radio Monday afternoon.