Khalil Mack is the biggest LA Chargers free agent this offseason. After releasing Joey Bosa, it is imperative the Chargers re-sign Mack to bolster the edge rusher room for the 2025 season.
Head coach Jim Harbaugh has been very clear about his desire for the Chargers to re-sign Mack this offseason, a sentiment he shares with the fanbase. Mack is such an integral part of the Chargers' defense and replacing him this offseason would be much easier said than done.
The Chargers will have plenty of competition for Mack on the free-agent market with the Chicago Bears emerging as one of the biggest threats. Chicago is seemingly doubling down on being a threat to steal Mack with the social media team posting an interesting montage of highlights.
Leave your legacy. pic.twitter.com/DCJ2GiFn5e
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) March 7, 2025
Bears have Chargers fans panicking about Khalil Mack's future
This isn't a coincidence. A social media team for a multi-billion dollar sports franchise doesn't so happen to post a montage of former Bears that mostly includes a free agent who they are connected to this offseason.
This was intentional and the Bears' social media team knows it. Chargers fans are now left trying to decipher what it might mean.
The optimistic point of view is that the Bears posted this as a pseudo marketing tactic to sway Mack to return to Chicago. By posting some of his greatest moments, the Bears have elicited a reaction from their fanbase that Mack and his agency will see.
The less optimistic point of view is that this is foreshadowing a big move to come. The legal tampering window opens on Monday and only the Chargers can come to terms on a deal before that date. Teams technically aren't supposed to engage with free agents until this tampering window begins but we all know that isn't actually what happens.
Chicago may have posted this not as a way to try and sway Mack, but as a way to excite the fanbase ahead of what would be a huge signing. Either way, Chargers fans are worried.
If Mack does return to Chicago, it would go against the idea he is prioritizing competing for a Super Bowl. The Bears may have an exciting core but they are not a real Super Bowl contender in 2025. If Mack returns to Chicago, then his career postseason drought may continue.
The Chargers would also be left in a tricky situation with just Tuli Tuipulotu and Bud Dupree as the only edge rushers on the roster. There are other options for the Chargers to consider, but it would be significantly more difficult to replace Mack than it would be to re-sign him.
Hopefully, this is just the Bears' social media team trying to stir the pot. If not, it could be a bad omen of what is to come.