Two offseasons ago, Shaquille Leonard was coming off an extraordinary four-year start to his career.

The former Colts linebacker was named AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year after leading the league in tackles in 2018, had earned three Pro Bowl nods and first-team All-Pro selections and had inked a $99.25 million extension with Indianapolis in 2021, making him the league's top-paid linebacker and setting up him, in theory, for the next six years.

But cut to the 2024 offseason, and Leonard is without a team, his career sidetracked by injury and average play.

Speaking at an event for his Maniac Foundation outside of Indianapolis on Saturday, Leonard, who played half of the 2023 season for the Eagles after a midseason Indy release, said while he's still looking for a squad to sign with ahead of his seventh NFL season, he's at peace with his career if this is it, Jeremy Bergman of NFL.com reports.

"I'm more so just sitting back, getting the body healthy, and whenever the opportunity presents itself, we'll give it a try," Leonard told the Indianapolis Star's Kyle Smedley. "I just continue to be me by working hard.

"If it happens, it happens. If it don't, it don't. I think throughout my career I've had a great career, even if I do step away from it. ... I'm enjoying life and just waiting on that opportunity."

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