Chargers' Khalil Mack says he's unsure of football future - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Chargers outside linebacker Khalil Mack, who will be an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his 11-year career, said Sunday that he is unsure about his football future.

«Man, it's a lot of different thoughts in my head right now,» Mack, 33, said. «I can't really speak on a definitive decision in terms of what I'm going to do because I don't know if I'm going to play football moving forward, so there's some things I gotta talk through with my wife, spend some time with my kids and try not to make a rash decision after a loss.»

The Chargers' season ended Saturday after their 32-12 wild-card round loss to the Houston Texans. Mack had a season-high two sacks in the loss, a game he was hopeful would be the start of a Super Bowl push in his 11th season.

«I can't make this situation about myself, man, even though selfishly you feel like, 'Damn,' you know what I'm saying? 'This was the one,'» Mack said after the loss.

Mack, a Defensive Player of the Year winner (2016) and one of the most decorated outside linebackers in NFL history, has had little team success. He has lost all five of the playoff appearances in his career.

On Sunday, Mack and the rest of the Chargers cleared out their lockers for the offseason. Mack said his lack of team success may lure him back for Year 12, but spending time with his family and two sons, who are 2 and 3 years old, could prove to be more important.

Mack said he doesn't have a timeline for when he will make the decision, but he still feels like his best chance to win is with the Chargers.

«As long as Justin Herbert is your quarterback. You got [safety] Derwin James and all these guys that love the game of football and Jim Harbaugh coaching?» Mack said. «You know you