The Chicago Bears were linked to Khalil Mack a few weeks ago, but the pass rusher is not going anywhere before Tuesday's deadline. reported that the Los Angeles Chargers are telling teams they have no interest in moving him, and Mack has said he does not want to be traded.
That ends, for now, one of the more obvious Bears Trade Rumors on the board. Chicago could use more depth at edge rusher, and Mack remains the kind of player who would have made sense if the Chargers had been willing to listen.
Jay Glazer of FOX Sports linked the Bears to interest in Mack a few weeks back, which was enough to make the rumor stick. The fit was easy to understand. The Bears need help off the edge, and Mack is still the kind of veteran who draws attention whenever a deadline nears. 's Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport then said the Chargers continue to tell teams they have no interest in dealing him, and that he will not be going anywhere before Tuesday's deadline.
There is also a simple reason the rumor never had much room to grow. Mack has said he does not want to be traded, and the report on the Chargers came with the kind of certainty that leaves little daylight for a late change of heart. Even with a 0-7 record attached to the team in that report, the stance was presented as firm, not tentative. A club can use public silence as leverage, but this one has already spoken plainly twice: it does not want to trade Mack, and Mack does not want to leave.
Chicago's interest also fits a wider need. The Bears could use more help at edge rusher, and they could also use another starting-caliber player at cornerback given the struggles of Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson this season. That gives the front office more than one hole to think about, but it does not change the immediate reality on Mack. Unless the Chargers reverse course before Tuesday, the Bears will have to look elsewhere.
The larger question is whether this is the end of the conversation or just the end of this deadline cycle. Mack may very well be in the final year of his career after mulling retirement in the past, which gives any future trade talk a different weight. For now, though, the answer is the one both sides already gave: no trade, no move, and no sign that Tuesday will change that.
