The Los Angeles Chargers have been the subject of plenty of trade speculation heading into Tuesday's NFL trade deadline. Many have suspected that the team could look to blow it up amid their disastrous 0-8 start to the season, which continued with a blowout loss to the Houston Texans over the weekend.
Now, the latest on the Chargers brass's state of mind has been revealed leading into the deadline.
“Sources: The #Chargers have been more receptive to trading players over the last 24 hours. Khalil Mack is still considered a long shot, but other expiring contract players are available if the offer makes sense,” reported NFL insider Jordan Schultz on X, formerly Twitter.
While not the same player he was during his prime days, Mack is still a force as a veteran pass rusher, making fans all the more puzzled why Los Angeles wouldn't want to cash in on his services with the 2025 season clearly not going anywhere.
Los Angeles fancied itself a legit Super Bowl contender heading into this campaign, but instead stumbled out of the gates with two straight losses to the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders and have since continued their losing ways against an absolute gauntlet of a schedule.
While the Chargers might not want to get rid of all of their veteran talent at the trade deadline, it's certainly worth exploring how much they could get for players like Mack and others if the right offer were to materialize.
In any case, the NFL trade deadline is set for Tuesday at 4:00 pm ET. The Chargers will next hit the field next Monday evening on the road vs the Baltimore Ravens.