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Pola-Mao has been the Raiders' starting free safety over the last two years but has struggled to make much of an impact in coverage and has had tackling issues with 35 misses during that timeframe, per Pro Football Focus. The front office's decision to use a second-round pick on Treydan Stukes to take over at free safety signals a potential move away from Pola-Mao. While he may be better in the box, Las Vegas already has Jeremy Chinn at strong safety and fifth-round pick Dalton Johnson could fill the backup role. Johnson has greater future value as a rookie under contract for four years, while Pola-Mao is entering a contract year. If cut, the Raiders save $4.11 million of cap space while only taking on $750k in dead cap.