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Report: Khalil Mack, Jon Gruden have had zero contact

Khalil Mack

Khalil Mack is currently in a stand-off with the Oakland Raiders’ front office over his contract, and it seems as though he is freezing out his new head coach in the meantime.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Mack and Jon Gruden have not spoken once since Gruden was hired as Oakland’s new head coach back in January.

Mack is a former Defensive Player of the Year and clearly the Raiders’ best defensive player, so it’s a bit unsettling that he has not established any type of relationship with the team’s new coach. That could just be Mack’s way of playing hardball, or he may feel as though Gruden could influence him getting a long-term extension.

While he’s scheduled to make around $14 million in the final year of his rookie contract this season, Mack wants long-term security. It makes sense that the negotiations aren’t progressing all that quickly given the amount of money Mack is expected to demand.

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