Raiders Exercise Fifth-Year Option on Khalil Mack

The Oakland Raiders have announced that they exercised their fifth-year option on defensive end Khalil Mack.

In news that shocked absolutely nobody, the Oakland Raiders announced that they have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive end Khalil Mack.

As the fifth overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, Mack, like all first-round rookies, had a fifth year on his contract that the team had an option to accept or decline. So in the case of Mack, this obviously comes as no surprise.

Mack’s rookie contract is a four-year deal worth $18,676,999, not including the fifth year. Neither Over The Cap nor Spotrac have the financial terms for the fifth-year option, but his 2017 cap hit is $5,942,683…