
Late deals fuel tampering talk as Khalil Mack stays with Chargers
A wave of late NFL signings, including Khalil Mack’s one-year deal with the Chargers, is used to argue that tampering is widespread in free agency. With the official negotiating window still to open, players and teams appear to know options in advance, enabling deals to be sealed before free agency begins and reducing the need to search for replacements. The pattern points to insider information and strategic timing across teams as veterans near the start of the league year.













