​Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs. GettyKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – OCTOBER 18: Linebacker Khalil Mack #52 of the Los Angeles Chargers in action during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on October 18, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) GettyINGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 20: Khalil Mack #52 of the Los Angeles Chargers looks on before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium on September 20, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) GettyThe Kansas City Chiefs are a prominent team in trade discussions around the NFL involving wide receivers, but that is not the only place they could use an upgrade ahead of the November 10 deadline.An offensive tackle should probably be on Kansas City’s wish list as well. But even more than that, the Chiefs need to pursue a true pass-rusher to help a unit that has struggled mightily to get to opposing quarterbacks after exploding out of the gate with four sacks against QB Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos in Week 1. The defense has just five sacks total in six games since then.ESPN Research: Chiefs pressured Bo Nix on 2 of 34 dropbacks (6%), the lowest for any team since 2024 Week 5, and the lowest for the Chiefs since 2012 Week 8Chiefs had a 48.5% pressure rate on Nix in Week 1— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) November 2, 2026“ESPN Research: Chiefs pressured Bo Nix on 2 of 34 dropbacks (6%), the lowest for any team since 2024 Week 5, and the lowest for the Chiefs since 2012 Week 8,” Ben Solak of ESPN posted to X on Sunday, November 1 in reference to Kansas City’s loss at Denver in Week 8. “Chiefs had a 48.5% pressure rate on Nix in Week 1.”Sacks, of course, aren’t everything. Getting any sort of pressure on opposing QBs that forces them to scramble, to play out of structure, to rush a throw, to start hearing footsteps, to take a big hit — all of that matters significantly, but the Chiefs aren’t producing too much of any of it.Given that, and the fact that the Los Angeles Chargers are the league’s last winless team at 0-7, a deal for outside linebacker Khalil Mack makes an incredible amount of sense. But there are other teams seriously interested, including the Chicago Bears based on a report from ESPN’s Ian Rapoport on Tuesday.Chargers Don’t Want to Trade Any Assets, Let Alone to ChiefsGettyOutside linebacker Khalil Mack of the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Chargers are holding firm to their position that they don’t want to trade any assets ahead of the deadline, which is asinine given that their season pretty much officially ended with a 15-point loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday.Perhaps the biggest impediment to Mack landing in Kansas City, outside of the obstinance of the Chargers’ front office in the face of an obviously lost season, is that the Chiefs are an AFC West Division rival.However, that matters considerably less now because the Chargers aren’t in contention for