A Detroit radio host perpetuated a rumor about Khalil Mack over the weekend that had many Oakland Raiders fans in an uproar, but there is apparently nothing to it.
On Sunday, Dan Leach of 97.1 The Ticket WXYT said he was told by a limousine driver in Detroit that the driver had just picked up Mack and the former Defensive Players of the Year was in town to meet with Lions general manager Bob Quinn.
Just heard from a Metro Detroit limo driver that he just picked up Raiders LB Khalil Mack and he is going to meet with #Lions GM Bob Quinn Monday. Stay tuned…….
— Dan Leach (@DanLeach971) August 27, 2018
Since Mack is still very much under contract with the Raiders, that would be tampering unless Oakland gave him permission to meet with other teams and discuss possible trades. That almost certainly did not happen.
While the Raiders are reportedly not completely closing the door on a possible Mack trade, Kyle Meinke of MLive Media Group reports that any talk of a meeting between Mack and the Lions is nonsense.
There is nothing to the Khalil Mack-to-Detroit rumors.
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) August 27, 2018
Mack is seeking a long-term deal and is said to be willing to go to great lengths to get it, but the Raiders would still need to be blown away by an offer to trade their best defensive player. Even if the relationship between Mack and the team is in a bad place, he doesn’t have a ton of leverage.
