{"id":85841,"date":"2024-02-27T01:58:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T01:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nflklinh.playsetmusic.com\/?p=85841"},"modified":"2024-02-27T02:02:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T02:02:45","slug":"packers-tabbed-as-top-spot-for-17-sack-star-getting-trade-buzz-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nfluyen.playsetmusic.com\/packers-tabbed-as-top-spot-for-17-sack-star-getting-trade-buzz-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers Tabbed as Top Spot for 17-Sack Star Getting Trade Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler said on SportsCenter that there were an increasing number of teams inquiring about making a trade for\u00a0Chargers\u00a0star pass-rusher\u00a0Khalil Mack. It is fair to wonder whether there could be a\u00a0Packers\u00a0trade there. The team is revamping the defense and might be looking for a difference-maker to play opposite\u00a0Rashan Gary.\u00a0Mack would be ideal.<\/p>\n

\"Khalil<\/p>\n

There is a chance, after all, that the Packers move on from\u00a0Preston Smith\u00a0this offseason and while the overall plan is sure to involve more time for 2023 first-round pick Lucas Van Ness, who struggled with injuries last season, adding Mack would be a blockbuster move that push the Packers defense forward.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s needed if the team is going to join the upper echelon of the NFC sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

At SI.com, they were already pushing the Packers as the\u00a0No. 1 landing spot\u00a0for a Mack trade: \u201cThe Packers shocked a lot of people last season, reaching the divisional round of the playoffs,\u201d the site\u2019s Matt Levine wrote. \u201cQuarterback Jordan Love looked like the real deal, and they will be looking to improve this next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdding someone like Mack could go a long way in helping them really take that next step, possibly into Super Bowl contention. Green Bay has some quality defenders as well, but they are armed with multiple second-round draft picks that could be attractive to the Chargers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Packers Trade Would Not Be Too Costly<\/h2>\n

The Chargers could be willing to part with Mack just to register the financial savings as the team\u2019s roster goes through a financial crunch and seeks to retool. Mack is in the final year of a six-year,\u00a0$141 million contract\u00a0he signed in Chicago in 2018. He was traded to the Chargers for a second- and sixth-round pick in 2022, so it is fair to say he would fetch about the same in trade value this year, if not less.<\/p>\n

Mack will be 33 years old in 2024, well ahead of the Packers\u2019 clear move to youth. But with just one year left on his deal, he could be a short-term player who allows the Packers to continue to bring along Van Ness slowly.<\/p>\n

The Packers can expect Gary to be back and running at full throttle next year, but with the team changing its base defense, it\u2019s possible Smith would be out. Smith is 31 years old.<\/p>\n

Khalil Mack Earned 8th Pro Bowl Spot<\/h2>\n

Mack racked up a\u00a0career-high 17 sacks\u00a0last year, and also had a career-high with 10 passes defensed. He totaled 21 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles, helping him to his eighth Pro Bowl selection in his career. The Packers have solid defensive talent, but do need more playmakers on the field.<\/p>\n

The Packers were middle-of-the-pack, ranking 16th\u00a0in sacks last year, and were\u00a026th\u00a0with 1.1 takeaways per game.<\/p>\n

Mack could be change that. As Fowler said of him,\u00a0per Bleacher Report, Mack, \u201cis one in particular that I know multiple teams I\u2019ve spoken to have an eye on because he had the 17 sacks a year ago. Huge cap hit and [the Chargers] can save $20-plus million on their cap if they were to trade or move on.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe there\u2019s a trade possibility for a team in need of a pass rusher and there will be many in that market around free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

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