"But on April 1, when we owed him a check for $21 million dollars, we said, ’If you take that check, we do expect you to be the best defensive end, the best nose tackle--if we play you at free safety, we expect you to be the best free safety,’ even though he’d have to lose a little weight.
i don't understand- should he not have taken the check? it says the money was owed. i'm not sure of shanahan's strategy here. then again, never was sure of shanahan's strategy.