NFL All-Pro free agent Khalil Mack to hold off on retirement for another season

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mack-khalil/6TYDXjVu/"]Mack[/a], 35, spent the past four years with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-chargers/K0iU7PXK/"]Chargers[/a], putting up 32 tackles, 11 quarterback hits, six tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, and one forced safety during the 2025 season. [/p][p]He missed four games last year after dislocating his elbow in the team's Week 2 matchup against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/las-vegas-raiders/Ei4Qg76E/"]Las Vegas Raiders[/a]. [/p][embed guid="a563957f-6203-4c58-a9cf-a63791657e62" url="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2028561307528495450?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The veteran will be entering his 13th season in the NFL after making his debut in 2014 with the then Oakland Raiders (2014-2017), where he spent the first four years of his career before spending the next four with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-bears/2clovUM8/"]Chicago Bears[/a] (2019-2021). [/p][p]Mack is a four-time All-Pro and a member of the Hall of Fame's All-2010's Team and former Defensive Player of the Year after he put up 73 tackles, 26 quarterback hits, 14 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, five forced fumbles, three pass deflections, and one interception. [/p][p]In 2023, his second season with the Chargers, Mac put up a career-high 17 sacks in 17 games with a career-high 10 pass deflections - more than doubled his previous single-season high - along with 73 tackles and 21 tackles for loss.[/p][p]Yet, he finished ninth in Defensive Player of the Year voting that year and didn't receive either First-Team or Second-Team All-Pro honours that season.[/p][p]He will now be one of the most sought-after defensive players in free agency when the signing period begins on March 11th. [/p]