224.8 million dollars

Shaq isn't worth his 2023 contract total. Spread it out adding 2 more years for 12-15 a year or cut him

 

Everything I've read about him says he struggles in man coverage.

 

Name a Mike backer who doesn't.

 

No linebacker is good in coverage in the NFL. That's why DCs have moved to safeties down to cover TEs in nickel



As for Shaq, I like him as a person but he's never taken that next step we hoped he would when Hurney gave him the second contract. He's become a generic mike linebacker, and those players are relaceable. Luvu is the impactful LB who you want to keep around. I know he technically plays OLB in base defense, but he's a mike for all intents and purposes. You don't need two of those when you're over the salary cap.

 

I never liked Shaq as a Mike anyway. He was better on the outside, more suited for that