ESPN grades out the Khalil Mack trade for the Bears
It has been a couple of days since the Bears traded Khalil Mack to the Chargers in exchange for a 2022 2nd round pick and a 2023 6th round pick. The dust has now settled and it is time to grade out the trade.
ESPN expert gave the Bears a grade of : B-
"For the Bears, this isn't the massive haul you'd expect from a deal involving a top-shelf player. But they probably asked for a first-round pick that wasn't out there. Mack missed most of the 2021 season with a foot injury that required surgery. He never elevated the Bears to playoff stardom and hasn't recorded more than nine sacks in a season since 2018. Waiting until next week wouldn't have helped because teams would address pass-rush needs in the first few days of free agency.
Bears backup Trevis Gipson looks poised to make a jump in a full-time role opposite Robert Quinn. Chicago hired GM Ryan Poles to implement new ideas and a fresh voice, and that means no player is off limits.
Now that the Bears have unloaded Mack, they add another second-round pick this year -- a needed selection after dealing away their first-round pick. With needs at wide receiver and along the offensive line, this gives Poles more assets to build around Justin Fields. Darnell Mooney is the only receiver under contract for next season, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the franchise double-dip at the position in the draft."
I think another crucial point to the trade is that the Bears will free up so much cap space in the future. While they will have to take on some dead cap because of the trade, they will also get rid of the $28+ million cap hit for the next 3 years.
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16 MARS | 166 ANSWERS ESPN grades out the Khalil Mack trade for the Bears What grade would you give the Bears in the Khalil Mack trade? | ||
| A | 29 | 17.5 % |
| B | 71 | 42.8 % |
| C | 44 | 26.5 % |
| D | 22 | 13.3 % |
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