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The Raiders contacted the Bears before of free agency to inquire about a Khalil Mack reunion, according to sources.

Jon Gruden wants to win, and there have been occasions during the Raiders’ three non-winning seasons when he has been visibly unhappy.
He admitted to crying for three days after transferring former NFL defensive player of the year Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears shortly before the start of his return season in 2018.The Raiders have had a clear need for a proven pass rusher since trading Mack to the Bears over three years ago, and when free agency started in March, they targeted and expected to acquire Yannick Ngakoue.
The Bears were dealing with serious salary-cap concerns, forcing them to release All-Pro cornerback Kyle Fuller and restructure other contracts, and the Raiders decided it was worth a risk.
The Bears were not interested, according to sources, and the Raiders moved ahead and signed Ngakoue to a two-year, $26 million contract. Raiders officials had no comment, since they don’t discuss about trade proposals given or took, even the most interesting ones.Gruden received fire from the media when he sold Mack for a slew of draft picks, including two first-rounders, nine days before the 2018 season began.

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Dak Prescott says he’s not interested in setting an NFL record.

Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys made a great start to the 2020 season before suffering a season-ending injury.
He was having a monster year, throwing for 1,856 yards, nine touchdowns, and four interceptions, with a quarterback rating of 99.4.
Then, in a game against the New York Giants, he was hurt.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOXNEWS.COM SPORTS COVERAGE He still signed a new contract this summer, but he now claims he doesn’t intend to set an NFL passing yardage record in 2021.
“To be honest with you, I don’t want to pass for 6,000 yards,” Prescott stated, according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News.
“It indicates we’re not going to run the ball.”
That suggests we’re probably not doing what we should be doing to be a balanced, winning team.
Certainly, having those numbers and breaking or setting that record or whatever it is would be fantastic.
But it’s not anything I’ve considered.
“Like I previously stated, I want to be the top offense in the league, and I believe the best way for us to do that is if I’m not throwing as many yards, our run game is working, we’re playing complementary football, and we’re winning a lot of games.”
“I believe if thats the case, then ideally I won’t be playing as many fourth quarters trying to come back and perform the two-minute drills we were doing in the first five games that gave me a lot of those numbers,” Prescott said. In five seasons as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback, Prescott is 47-27 with 17,634 yards and 106 touchdowns.
Prescott was on pace to throw for 6,760 yards in 16 games if he hadn’t been hurt last season, which would translate to 7,183 yards in the NFL’s new 17-game seasons.
Prescott has a good reason for not wanting to exceed Peyton Manning’s record of 5,477 yards passing for Denver in 2013.
Even so, it would be amazing if he did.