The Los Angeles Chargers want Khalil Mack back, even Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz haven’t been shy expressing that in public. But whether the Chargers can actually prevent Mack from leaving in free agency is hard to say.

Mack, 34, was traded to the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022, during Ryan Poles' first offseason as general manager as a means to free up salary cap space following the firing of GM Ryan Pace. A potential reunion could find Mack on a one- or two-year deal, where he would bookend the edge opposite Sweat.

The Bears have a lot of different directions that they can go in to get help on the edge in free agency this offseason.