We’re officially in NFL silly season.
Just days away from free agency, rumors, leaks, reports, interest and trades are flying around.
Several teams have already made big moves and more are sure to come.
The pre-free agency negotiating period opens up Monday and then things will really kick into high gear.
In the meantime, we’re guessing and picking through the crumbs that insiders put out on social media.
The [Chicago Bears](https://www.windycitygridiron.com/) spiced it up on Friday with a post on their social media accounts. Look at it and tell me what strikes you.
Just a video of franchise legends Khalil Mack, Brian Urlacher, Julius Peppers, Charles Tillman and current star Jaylon Johnson.
Wait, what’s that? Khalil Mack is the screencap and the first highlight? And he’s the only player in the video who is active and not under contract with the Bears in 2025? Oh, and he’s set to be a free agent come Wednesday?
Of course, this lit a firestorm in the Bears social media sphere. Is the team going to make a play for the legendary player?
We’ll have to wait a few more days to see if it could happen, but in a lot of ways it would be a fit. Mack isn’t what he was when Chicago traded a haul to the then-Oakland Raiders back in 2018. But Mack still has some good football left.
Opposite Montez Sweat and with a high draft pick Mack would be a fantastic No. 2 with a vet presence without the pressure of being a superstar.
Mack is easily one of the most universally loved players among fans in the post-Urlacher and Tillman era.
Would you like to see a return of the Mack?