9-time Professional Bowl pass-rusher Khalil Mack will return for his twelfth NFL season in 2025, ESPN reported Wednesday.
The veteran linebacker, who turns 34 subsequent month, is ready to turn out to be an unrestricted free agent for the primary time in his profession.
Enjoying his third season with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2024, he tallied six sacks and 15 quarterback hits in 16 begins.
Mack, the 2016 NFL Defensive Participant of the 12 months, instructed reporters he was contemplating retirement after the Chargers’ 32-12 loss to the Houston Texans in an AFC wild-card recreation.
“Man, it is a variety of completely different ideas in my head proper now,” he stated on Jan. 12. “I can not actually communicate on a definitive resolution by way of what I’ll do as a result of I do not know if I’ll play soccer transferring ahead, so there’s some issues I gotta speak by way of with my spouse, spend a while with my children and take a look at to not make a rash resolution after a loss.”
Throughout the identical interview, Mack stated he believed his finest likelihood to win is with the Chargers.
“So long as Justin Herbert is your quarterback. You bought (security) Derwin James and all these guys that love the sport of soccer. And Jim Harbaugh teaching?” Mack stated. “You understand you at all times have an opportunity to win. Yeah, that is a no brainer.”
Mack recorded two sacks in opposition to the Texans in his fifth profession playoff recreation, however his groups have but to win a playoff recreation in 5 tries.
Mack was named to his ninth Professional Bowl this season and can be a three-time All-Professional first-teamer (2015, 2016, 2018).
In 167 profession video games (166 begins) for the then-Oakland Raiders (2014-17), Chicago Bears (2018-21) and Chargers (2022-24), Mack has compiled 107.5 sacks, which ranks tied for thirty second all-time. He has 630 tackles (142 for loss), 32 compelled fumbles, 13 fumble recoveries and three interceptions, together with two returned for touchdowns.
–Area Stage Media