{"id":68197,"date":"2019-07-11T13:50:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T17:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=68197"},"modified":"2019-07-11T13:50:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T17:50:01","slug":"faces-2019-chicago-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/07\/11\/faces-2019-chicago-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces of the 2019 Chicago Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Faces of the 2019\u00a0Chicago Bears<\/a> is part of\u00a0Last Word on Pro Football<\/a>\u00a0looking at the most recognizable faces for every franchise in the NFL. This series will focus only on current, active players.<\/p>\n

Faces of the 2019 Chicago Bears<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Khalil Mack<\/h3>\n

Bears general manager\u00a0Ryan Pace<\/strong><\/a> pulled off a last-minute trade for the ages before the start of the last season. Sending four draft choices (two first-rounders, one third, and one sixth-round) to the Oakland Raiders<\/a> landed the Bears one of the premier pass-rushers in the NFL. It was a steep price to pay, but Khalil Mack<\/strong><\/a> did not disappoint, thus his (barely) beating out Akiem Hicks<\/strong><\/a> for this spot as a face of the Bears.<\/p>\n

Mack had 12.5 sacks with 18 hits on the quarterback, 10 tackles for loss, and six forced fumbles. That has only happened 11 times<\/a> (four times since 2013, all coming last year) and was a first for the Bears. Only Richard Dent<\/strong><\/a> (who did it four times<\/a>) has put up sack numbers for the Bears as Mack did. But it was also somewhat of a down year for the 28-year-old pass-rusher.<\/p>\n

\n

Khalil Mack's top 5 pass-rush reps from 2018 #Bears<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6ujQXTTEbH<\/a><\/p>\n

— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) July 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n