Raiders ship holdout OLB Mack to Bears
He gets record $141M from Chicago; Oakland gets two 1st-round picks
The Chicago Bears acquired star pass rusher Khalil Mack from the Raiders in a massive trade that sends two first-round draft picks to Oakland.
Mack held out for the entire offseason and preseason, seeking a new, long-term contract rather than play under the final year of his rookie deal that would have earned him
$13.8 million.
Mack and the Bears agreed to a six-year, $141 million extension that guarantees $90 million.
That makes him the highest paid defensive player in league history.
A source said Oakland will get first-round selections in
2019 and 2020, a sixth-rounder next year and a third-rounder in 2020. Oakland also included its second-round selection in 2020. Giants: New York released linebacker Mark Herzlich.
Jets: Linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin was among 14 players cut. Defensive lineman Deon Simon was also waived, along with veteran running backs Thomas Rawls and Charcandrick West, and center Travis Swanson.
Patriots: Running backs Mike Gillislee and Brandon Bolden headed the list of cuts for New England.
49ers: Running back Jerick Mckinnon will miss the entire season after tearing the ACL in his right knee on the final play of practice Saturday.
Cowboys: Waived kicker Dan Bailey. ... Tight end Rico Gathers was arrested on a charge of marijuana possession, but survived the club’s final cuts anyway.
Dolphins: Miami waived cornerback Tony Lippett.
Raiders: Waived receiver Martavis Bryant. Oakland also acquired backup quarterback AJ Mccarron from Buffalo for a 2019 fifth-round pick, dealt 2017 seventh-round safety Shalom Luani to Seattle for a 2019 seventh-round pick, and placed cornerback Daryl Worley on the suspended list after he got a four-game ban for violating the NFL’S policies on substance abuse and personal conduct.
Ravens: A rookie Baltimore kicker from Norway was hospitalized after an apparent assault in an impoverished Baltimore neighborhood. Police and the team confirmed that Kaare Vedvik was injured early Saturday. The Ravens said Vedvik was being treated for head injuries.
Seahawks: Seattle traded wide receiver Marcus Johnson to the Colts for tight end Darrell Daniels.
Steelers: Pittsburgh waived backup quarterback Landry Jones.
Vikings: Minnesota released defensive end Brian Robison.