The Citizen (Gauteng)

Mack making a fistful of dollars

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– Defensive end Khalil Mack, 27, became the highest-paid defender in NFL history on Saturday, signing a six-year deal worth $141 million with the Chicago Bears after a trade from Oakland.

The American, selected fifth in the 2014 NFL Draft, is known as one of the league’s top pass rushers and was the NFL’s 2016 Defensive Player-of-the-Year.

In four seasons with the Raiders, Mack made 40.5 quarterbac­k sacks in 231 tackles. –

Chicago

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