I mean, everyone was already going crazy when multiple reports broke this morning, saying the Chicago Bears had traded for Khalil Mack and somehow the trade was even better than expected.
Every fan base in the NFL was stunned, as the Bears added one of the best defensive players in the game. Not only that, but then we learned that Ryan Pace was also able to get a second round pick in return from the Oakland Raiders along with Mack obviously.
Trade official, source tells ESPN:
Bears get: Khalil Mack, a 2020 second-round round pick and a conditional 2020 fifth-round pick.
Raiders get: 2019 first-round pick, 2020 first-round pick, 2020 third-round pick, 2019 sixth-round pick.
So Bears get back second-round pick, too
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 1, 2018
Incredible.
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Just got the text I was waiting for.
NFL GM on Mack trade:
“We simply don’t understand it.”
— DaBearsBlog (@dabearsblog) September 1, 2018
Now that the details are in, the Bears absolutely robbed the Raiders on Saturday. #Raiders #RaiderNation https://t.co/15wJuf3iSD
— Just Blog Baby (@JustBlogBaby) September 1, 2018
Media, fans and of course players from teams were shocked. That even stretched into other sports, as Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who’s a die-hard Miami Dolphins fan, even reacted to the trade.
Anthony Rizzo excited the Bears got Mack: “What the heck are the Raiders doing?” (Except he didn’t say heck)
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) September 1, 2018
And it’s not just that the Raiders weren’t able to work something out to keep him because not only did they trade Mack, they also gave up a second rounder and then later in the day they traded a fifth round pick for backup QB A.J. McCarron.
Source: The #Raiders traded for QB AJ McCarron.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 1, 2018
Oh, and there’s a report that the Raiders will also release wide receiver Martavis Bryant, who they got by trading away a third round pick and now he won’t even play a single down for Oakland.
The Raiders traded a third round pick (79th overall) for a player entering the final year of his deal, only to (likely) cut him before he ever plays a snap for them. https://t.co/UK47vJ7dPb
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 1, 2018
Jon Gruden, holy shit, what a day he’s having.
Speaking of Gruden, I’ll drop this poll question.
I asked this back in January after both were hired, I'll ask again.
Who wins more playoff games in the next 3 years? #Bears #Raiders— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) September 1, 2018
