page_title: Khalil Mack
section_title: 2017 season
hierarchical_section_title: Khalil Mack / Professional career / Oakland Raiders / 2017 season
caption_attribution_description: English: Khalil Mack sacks Kirk Cousins in a prime time game against the Washington Redskins
context_page_description: Khalil Delshon Mack is an American football outside linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football at the University at Buffalo, and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
  Mack holds the all-time NCAA record for forced fumbles and is also tied for career tackles for loss in the NCAA. In 2015, he became the first player in NFL history to be selected first-team All-Pro at two different positions, defensive end and linebacker, in the same season. In 2018, Mack was traded to the Bears for two first-round draft picks and signed a six-year, US$141 million extension, becoming the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history at the time. He is widely recognized as one of the most dominant defensive players currently playing in the NFL.
context_section_description: On April 20, 2017, the Raiders picked up the fifth-year option on Mack's contract. Heading into his fourth season, Mack had his eyes set on the single season sack record. 
  In week 2 against the New York Jets, Mack recorded his first sack of the season on Josh McCown during the 45–20 win.
  In week 3 against the Washington Redskins, Mack recorded a team high 9 tackles and sacked Kirk Cousins once during the 27–10 loss.
  In week 4 against the Denver Broncos, Mack sacked quarterback Trevor Siemian twice in during the 16–10 loss. 
  After the Raiders' Week 10 bye, he registered at least one sack in five consecutive games from Week 11 to 15. 
  In week 13 against the New York Giants, Mack recorded a strip sack on Geno Smith and recovered the football during the 24–17 win.  This was Mack's first forced fumble and fumble recovery of the season.
  In week 15 against the Dallas Cowboys, Mack sacked Dak Prescott twice during the 20–17 loss.
  On December 19, 2017, Mack was named to his third straight Pro Bowl. 
  Mack fininished the 2017 season with 78 combined tackles (61 solo), 10.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and three pass deflections in 16 games started.
  He was ranked 16th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
caption: Mack sacking Kirk Cousins in 2017
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