“Mystery QB or Record-Breaking Edge Rusher: Who Holds the Crown as NFL’s Highest-Paid Player?”
T-5. Khalil Mack, Los Angeles Chargers (6 years, $141M)
Signing Year: 2018; AAV: $23,500,000; Signing Age: 27
The Chicago Bears saw Mack as the difference maker for their team in 2018. They spent a lot of draft capital to get him, sending two first-rounders, a third-rounder and a sixth-rounder to the then-Oakland Raiders for Mack, a second-rounder and a conditional fifth-rounder.
The Bears invested a lot of real capital in Mack, too, giving him the largest deal for a defensive player and non-QB in league history at that time. And while Mack was the force on defense, the Bears hoped for a couple of years, the offense was never good enough to compliment his unit, and the Bears traded Mack to the Chargers prior to the 2022-23 season.
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