Jon Gruden would not have spoken to Khalil Mack since he took the Raiders position

As training camps open around the NFL this week, some of the most notable stories relate to players staying away from camp for one reason or another. One of these players is Khalil Mack, the smuggler of Oakland Raiders.

Mack enters the fifth year option season of his rookie contract, which is expected to bring him $ 13.8 million in 2018. He stayed away from the team during the off-season and apparently does not intend to report until he gets a contract that gives him some long-term security and remunerates him at a level commensurate with his impact on the market. ground.

But Mack does not just show up at the camp; Apparently, he has not even spoken to new coach Jon Gruden since Gruden took the job (for 10 years and $ 100 million) in January.

Gruden's work this offseason has been criticized in several circles – including here – – because he repeatedly signed players Older (Doug Martin, Jordy Nelson, Derrick Johnson), insisted that he wanted to return to football in 1998 (sign two tight tight ends and a fullback), and continually disdain the scans; But not finding a way to communicate with his best player in the six months since the start of the job may be the biggest indication that things are not going in the right direction in Oakland before Gruden's first season with the l '. organization. According to the Spotrac agency, the Raiders have a margin of $ 5.7 million right now, which gives them ample room to offer an extension to Mack's when they wish, especially if we consider most teams. lower the player's hat trick in the first season of the case in order to provide more leeway. Mack has entered his 27-year season and is expected to theoretically achieve his physical success rate over the next few years.

He is one of the best football defensive players and Gruden has repeatedly stated that one of the main reasons he took the job in Oakland was the chance to coach Mack . And yet, they have not even spoken for more than six months, and Mack has not been close to the team at all during the offseason. This is not great, guys.