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Cousins will have two games to play against Khalil Mack this year.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bears have "an agreement in place" to acquire DE Klalil Mack from the Raiders.
It's really happening. The two sides are still working out the particulars but according to Schefter, the Raiders are "now planning to send Mack to Chicago." The 49ers, Bills, Browns, Colts, Jets and Packers were also in on Mack. The former Defensive Player of the Year has been a holdout all summer and unlike the Rams, who eventually caved into Aaron Donald's lavish contract demands, the Raiders showed little interest in signing Mack long-term. It's another puzzling move by the new Jon Gruden regime in Oakland. Obviously this is a monumental get for the Bears, who featured a surprisingly stout defense under DC Vic Fangio last season. It's unclear what the Raiders will be getting in return, though their reported asking price was a pair of first-round picks.
Related: Bears

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 1 - 8:52 AM

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

Cousins will have two games to play against Khalil Mack this year.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bears have "an agreement in place" to acquire DE Klalil Mack from the Raiders.
It's really happening. The two sides are still working out the particulars but according to Schefter, the Raiders are "now planning to send Mack to Chicago." The 49ers, Bills, Browns, Colts, Jets and Packers were also in on Mack. The former Defensive Player of the Year has been a holdout all summer and unlike the Rams, who eventually caved into Aaron Donald's lavish contract demands, the Raiders showed little interest in signing Mack long-term. It's another puzzling move by the new Jon Gruden regime in Oakland. Obviously this is a monumental get for the Bears, who featured a surprisingly stout defense under DC Vic Fangio last season. It's unclear what the Raiders will be getting in return, though their reported asking price was a pair of first-round picks.
Related: Bears

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 1 - 8:52 AM

I'm wondering how Erin is now feeling about being locked into this division for his "golden" years?

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

Cousins will have two games to play against Khalil Mack this year.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bears have "an agreement in place" to acquire DE Klalil Mack from the Raiders.
It's really happening. The two sides are still working out the particulars but according to Schefter, the Raiders are "now planning to send Mack to Chicago." The 49ers, Bills, Browns, Colts, Jets and Packers were also in on Mack. The former Defensive Player of the Year has been a holdout all summer and unlike the Rams, who eventually caved into Aaron Donald's lavish contract demands, the Raiders showed little interest in signing Mack long-term. It's another puzzling move by the new Jon Gruden regime in Oakland. Obviously this is a monumental get for the Bears, who featured a surprisingly stout defense under DC Vic Fangio last season. It's unclear what the Raiders will be getting in return, though their reported asking price was a pair of first-round picks.
Related: Bears

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 1 - 8:52 AM

I'm wondering how Erin is now feeling about being locked into this division for his "golden" years?

I didn't think about that. Ole' aaron probably won't see the tail end of his contract. He'll quit before then! It's kind of funny listening to sports radio here. Everyone is convinced that the bears defense just got better than ours. One of the hosts said that the bears are going to have a 10 win season! Hope springs eternal, I guess.

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

Cousins will have two games to play against Khalil Mack this year.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bears have "an agreement in place" to acquire DE Klalil Mack from the Raiders.
It's really happening. The two sides are still working out the particulars but according to Schefter, the Raiders are "now planning to send Mack to Chicago." The 49ers, Bills, Browns, Colts, Jets and Packers were also in on Mack. The former Defensive Player of the Year has been a holdout all summer and unlike the Rams, who eventually caved into Aaron Donald's lavish contract demands, the Raiders showed little interest in signing Mack long-term. It's another puzzling move by the new Jon Gruden regime in Oakland. Obviously this is a monumental get for the Bears, who featured a surprisingly stout defense under DC Vic Fangio last season. It's unclear what the Raiders will be getting in return, though their reported asking price was a pair of first-round picks.
Related: Bears

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 1 - 8:52 AM

I'm wondering how Erin is now feeling about being locked into this division for his "golden" years?

I didn't think about that. Ole' aaron probably won't see the tail end of his contract. He'll quit before then! It's kind of funny listening to sports radio here. Everyone is convinced that the bears defense just got better than ours. One of the hosts said that the bears are going to have a 10 win season! Hope springs eternal, I guess.

Still waiting to see what the compensation is. This is not a done deal yet unless more news has broken.

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

Cousins will have two games to play against Khalil Mack this year.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bears have "an agreement in place" to acquire DE Klalil Mack from the Raiders.
It's really happening. The two sides are still working out the particulars but according to Schefter, the Raiders are "now planning to send Mack to Chicago." The 49ers, Bills, Browns, Colts, Jets and Packers were also in on Mack. The former Defensive Player of the Year has been a holdout all summer and unlike the Rams, who eventually caved into Aaron Donald's lavish contract demands, the Raiders showed little interest in signing Mack long-term. It's another puzzling move by the new Jon Gruden regime in Oakland. Obviously this is a monumental get for the Bears, who featured a surprisingly stout defense under DC Vic Fangio last season. It's unclear what the Raiders will be getting in return, though their reported asking price was a pair of first-round picks.
Related: Bears

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 1 - 8:52 AM

I'm wondering how Erin is now feeling about being locked into this division for his "golden" years?

I didn't think about that. Ole' aaron probably won't see the tail end of his contract. He'll quit before then! It's kind of funny listening to sports radio here. Everyone is convinced that the bears defense just got better than ours. One of the hosts said that the bears are going to have a 10 win season! Hope springs eternal, I guess.

Still waiting to see what the compensation is. This is not a done deal yet unless more news has broken.

It's done. 2 first round picks.

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Cousins will have two games to play against Khalil Mack this year.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bears have "an agreement in place" to acquire DE Klalil Mack from the Raiders.
It's really happening. The two sides are still working out the particulars but according to Schefter, the Raiders are "now planning to send Mack to Chicago." The 49ers, Bills, Browns, Colts, Jets and Packers were also in on Mack. The former Defensive Player of the Year has been a holdout all summer and unlike the Rams, who eventually caved into Aaron Donald's lavish contract demands, the Raiders showed little interest in signing Mack long-term. It's another puzzling move by the new Jon Gruden regime in Oakland. Obviously this is a monumental get for the Bears, who featured a surprisingly stout defense under DC Vic Fangio last season. It's unclear what the Raiders will be getting in return, though their reported asking price was a pair of first-round picks.
Related: Bears

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 1 - 8:52 AM

I'm wondering how Erin is now feeling about being locked into this division for his "golden" years?

I didn't think about that. Ole' aaron probably won't see the tail end of his contract. He'll quit before then! It's kind of funny listening to sports radio here. Everyone is convinced that the bears defense just got better than ours. One of the hosts said that the bears are going to have a 10 win season! Hope springs eternal, I guess.

Still waiting to see what the compensation is. This is not a done deal yet unless more news has broken.

It's done. 2 first round picks.

2019 and 2020? When was this news broke?

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Cousins will have two games to play against Khalil Mack this year.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bears have "an agreement in place" to acquire DE Klalil Mack from the Raiders.
It's really happening. The two sides are still working out the particulars but according to Schefter, the Raiders are "now planning to send Mack to Chicago." The 49ers, Bills, Browns, Colts, Jets and Packers were also in on Mack. The former Defensive Player of the Year has been a holdout all summer and unlike the Rams, who eventually caved into Aaron Donald's lavish contract demands, the Raiders showed little interest in signing Mack long-term. It's another puzzling move by the new Jon Gruden regime in Oakland. Obviously this is a monumental get for the Bears, who featured a surprisingly stout defense under DC Vic Fangio last season. It's unclear what the Raiders will be getting in return, though their reported asking price was a pair of first-round picks.
Related: Bears

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 1 - 8:52 AM

I'm wondering how Erin is now feeling about being locked into this division for his "golden" years?

I didn't think about that. Ole' aaron probably won't see the tail end of his contract. He'll quit before then! It's kind of funny listening to sports radio here. Everyone is convinced that the bears defense just got better than ours. One of the hosts said that the bears are going to have a 10 win season! Hope springs eternal, I guess.

Still waiting to see what the compensation is. This is not a done deal yet unless more news has broken.

It's done. 2 first round picks.

2019 and 2020? When was this news broke?

They reported it on wscr about 45 minutes ago. I think the two picks are what they gave up. There was no mention of any players or other compensation. And I think the picks are 2019 and 2020.

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The funny thing is that the bears traded 2 firsts for cutler. I hope this deal works out as good as that one did for the bears.

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The funny thing is that the bears traded 2 firsts for cutler. I hope this deal works out as good as that one did for the bears.

LOL. There was a time people thought Cutler was a quite good QB.
Gruden is getting ripped mercilessly over trading Mack but 20 million per year in cap space to use in FA next year and two first round picks is a lot. I actually think the Raiders got the better of this deal.

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The funny thing is that the bears traded 2 firsts for cutler. I hope this deal works out as good as that one did for the bears.

LOL. There was a time people thought Cutler was a quite good QB.
Gruden is getting ripped mercilessly over trading Mack but 20 million per year in cap space to use in FA next year and two first round picks is a lot. I actually think the Raiders got the better of this deal.

Me, too. They saved a lot of money, got younger with the picks, and gruden seemed to think that the raider defense was not very good even with mack. The talk here is that the bears are going to try to sign mack before the end of the weekend. I don't know if that will get done.

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The funny thing is that the bears traded 2 firsts for cutler. I hope this deal works out as good as that one did for the bears.

LOL. There was a time people thought Cutler was a quite good QB.
Gruden is getting ripped mercilessly over trading Mack but 20 million per year in cap space to use in FA next year and two first round picks is a lot. I actually think the Raiders got the better of this deal.

Me, too. They saved a lot of money, got younger with the picks, and gruden seemed to think that the raider defense was not very good even with mack. The talk here is that the bears are going to try to sign mack before the end of the weekend. I don't know if that will get done.

Why in the world would they make this trade unless a deal was already worked out with him?!?
Makes no sense at all....

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The funny thing is that the bears traded 2 firsts for cutler. I hope this deal works out as good as that one did for the bears.

LOL. There was a time people thought Cutler was a quite good QB.
Gruden is getting ripped mercilessly over trading Mack but 20 million per year in cap space to use in FA next year and two first round picks is a lot. I actually think the Raiders got the better of this deal.

Me, too. They saved a lot of money, got younger with the picks, and gruden seemed to think that the raider defense was not very good even with mack. The talk here is that the bears are going to try to sign mack before the end of the weekend. I don't know if that will get done.

Why in the world would they make this trade unless a deal was already worked out with him?!?
Makes no sense at all....

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The funny thing is that the bears traded 2 firsts for cutler. I hope this deal works out as good as that one did for the bears.

LOL. There was a time people thought Cutler was a quite good QB.
Gruden is getting ripped mercilessly over trading Mack but 20 million per year in cap space to use in FA next year and two first round picks is a lot. I actually think the Raiders got the better of this deal.

Me, too. They saved a lot of money, got younger with the picks, and gruden seemed to think that the raider defense was not very good even with mack. The talk here is that the bears are going to try to sign mack before the end of the weekend. I don't know if that will get done.

Why in the world would they make this trade unless a deal was already worked out with him?!?
Makes no sense at all....

The Bears have to have the extension agreed to already. If not Mack could just continue holding out.

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I dont see the Bears having to pay Mack as anything but a duh kind of thing. The only question will be if he gets more money than Aaron Donald.

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I dont see the Bears having to pay Mack as anything but a duh kind of thing. The only question will be if he gets more money than Aaron Donald.

I don't see making the deal though unless the Bears had an extension in hand.

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The Bears have quite a few needs.

Tying yourself to a huge/ non QB contract seems foolish to me, but what do I know.

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I dont see the Bears having to pay Mack as anything but a duh kind of thing. The only question will be if he gets more money than Aaron Donald.

I don't see making the deal though unless the Bears had an extension in hand.

They can. I'm not sure they could negotiate with him before the trade.

But, how hard is it to negotiate a long term contract when a team trades for you knowing they have to (and want to)? I dont see the lack of a contract extension being an issue at all.