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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay was carted off with 6:11 left in Monday night’s game against the Tampa bay Buccaneers. He got bent back awkwardly while trying to tackle Rachaad White and immediately grabbed his back. Slay tried to walk off before heading back to the ground. He had a towel over his head as […]

Nick Sirianni’s schematics do not seem to be working well enough to scare the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So, the Jalen Hurts-led Philadelphia Eagles had to contain Baker Mayfield in their pursuit to move on to the next round. It all started with the defense. But, holes started to show up as Darius Slay went down […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have already secured a ticket to the NFL playoffs, but their form is still far from ideal. With just a week left in the regular season, Philadelphia has one more opportunity to address their issues on the field in time for the postseason. But since they are already booked for the playoffs, […]

Things are going from bad to worse for the Philadelphia Eagles. Losers of three straight games, Philadelphia will be without three key defenders against the New York Giants, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN: “Eagles’ WR Devonta Smith is off the injury report for Monday’s game vs. the Giants and good to go. Eagles have […]

Prior to the Philadelphia Eagles’ most recent loss against the Seattle Seahawks, it was announced that the team would undergo a switch in defensive play-calling duties. Sean Desai was to be replaced in-game with the current de facto defensive coordinator, Matt Patricia. Being demoted is undoubtedly one of the worst feelings one can experience, which […]

Back during Darius Slay’s tenure with the Detroit Lions, it was well known that he and then-head coach Matt Patricia never got along with each other. Now both with the Philadelphia Eagles, with Patricia being the current de facto defensive coordinator, it seems that things have changed for the better. Slay and Patricia have apparently […]

The Philadelphia Eagles made a major defensive coaching change this past week, handing play-calling duties from defensive coordinator Sean Desai to defensive assistant Matt Patricia. The decision came after the defense gave up over 30 points in three straight weeks to the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. It’s understandable that Philadelphia wanted […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have spent much of the 2023 campaign in cruise control, but they have hit a few roadblocks over the past two weeks, suffering tough losses to the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys in consecutive weeks. The hope is that they will be able to bounce back in Week 15 against the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles earned a hard-fought 37-34 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills in Week 12 to push their record on the season to 10-1, and it’s safe to say that this was probably the most thrilling game of the entire 2023 NFL season to this point. Of course, things wouldn’t have gone this way […]

Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland had a historic Thanksgiving when he picked off Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell and returned the interception 63 yards for a touchdown. The pick-six gave Bland his fifth of the year, setting the NFL record for the most pick-sixes in one year. The week before against the Carolina Panthers, Bland […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are getting ready to play the Buffalo Bills, where their number one task will be to stop quarterback Josh Allen. For Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, facing Allen is like playing his former teammate, Matthew Stafford. “I played with (Matthew) Stafford,” Slay said ahead of Sunday’s game. “[Allen’s] like a faster, athletic Stafford,” […]

Count Darius Slay among the growing chorus that believes Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland deserves to win football’s individual defensive honor. The Philadelphia Eagles veteran tweeted in support of Bland’s Defensive Player of the Year case after the second-year pro broke an NFL record for interception return touchdowns by notching his fifth pick-six of the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have a lot to smile about as they enter their Week 10 bye week. They’re 8-1 and no team in the NFL has a better record. They rank in the top five of EPA per play on offense. Their +57 point differential ranks seventh in the NFL. Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown […]

Dak Prescott has hops. That’s one of the takeaways Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Darius Slay has from Week 9’s meeting with the Dallas Cowboys, as he openly showed his surprise about the quarterback’s vert per Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network. “Knowing Dak for a long time, I didn’t know his vert was that high. […]

Just minutes after word broke that the Philadelphia Eagles were acquiring veteran safety Kevin Byard from the Tennessee Titans, his new teammate Darius Slay jumped on social media to share how excited he is to team up with the two-time Pro Bowler. Slay noted the Eagles “just got better” and sent a quick message to Byard […]

The Philadelphia Eagles got significant injury updates on cornerback Darius Slay and wide receiver DeVonta Smith ahead of their game against the Miami Dolphins coming up on Sunday Night Football. After not practicing on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury, DeVonta Smith participated in Thursday’s practice, according to Josh Tolentino of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Smith […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have signed cornerback Josiah Scott from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad to their active roster, per Ari Meirov of the 33rd Team. It’s a homecoming for Scott, as he returns to the Eagles after spending the 2021 and 2022 seasons with Philadelphia.  Scott was a 2020 4th-round pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are likely to be without two impactful defensive players on Sunday against the New York Jets. Darius Slay and Jalen Carter both continue to miss practice as they deal with knee and ankle injuries and are expected to miss Sunday’s game, according to Ian Rapoport. Slay has not practiced all week. He’s […]

The Philadelphia Eagles might be 5-0, but some things are not quite right with the team. They’ve struggled to put away teams that they should be beating comfortably given their pedigree. Their defense, which was arguably the best unit last season, has been rather hit-and-miss. Ahead of their Week 6 game against the Jets, they […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and losing might never ever be getting back together so long as Taylor Swift keeps on attending Chiefs games. Kansas City is undefeated when Swift is in attendance, and that is definitely not lost on Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, who respectfully asked for the 12-time Grammy winner to stay back […]

The Philadelphia Eagles may have lost last year’s Super Bowl but they have achieved something more rare and arguably cooler: they are so good at something that a lot of other people want to ban it from the sport. And a recent failed attempt by the New York Giants to pull off that play exemplifies […]

Philadelphia Eagles star Darius Slay spent the first portion of his career with the Detroit Lions, some of which intersected with the career of legendary wide receiver Calvin Johnson. Evidently, Johnson’s greatness made a huge impression on Slay during their time at Lions’ practices, so much so that Slay is now making a bold proclamation […]

The Philadelphia Eagles haven’t exactly been on point offensively, with quarterback Jalen Hurts having his fair share of struggles in the throwing game. But what has kept the Eagles unbeaten through the first three game weeks, following their 25-11 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has been their stellar defense. With Darius Slay still at […]

After dropping their season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings find themselves in a familiar spot heading into Week 2: awaiting a road matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are coming off a not-so-impressive win over the New England Patriots but have the advantage of being […]

The Philadelphia Eagles managed to pull out a big 25-20 win over the New England Patriots in their Week 1 action, and a big reason why was because of Darius Slay. Slay had an interception that he returned for a touchdown in the first quarter, and was generally one of their better players on a […]

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay has an opinion on a recent sports debate that has caused some controversy. On Tuesday’s episode of FS1’s Undisputed, legendary cornerback Richard Sherman opined that cornerback is a more difficult position to play than wide receiver. Slay took to Twitter to address the topic, and the Eagles cornerback cosigned Sherman’s claim. […]

Philadelphia Eagles rookie Jalen Carter has a ton of expectations coming into his rookie season in the NFL, and Eagles cornerback Darius Slay is giving more reason for Philadelphia fans to get excited. “He looks like a baby rhino,” Darius Slay said of Jalen Carter on the Big Play Slay show, according to Kevin Patra […]

Darius Slay is entering his 11th season in the NFL because time really does fly by just like that. Even at age 32 now, the Philadelphia Eagles cornerback has a big role to play on the team, and that entails helping nurture the younger defensive backs. Slay has an open mind about helping the likes […]

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay spoke about the team’s hiring of Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant. Patricia was Slay’s coach with the Detroit Lions before their relationship turned sour and Slay was traded to the Eagles in 2020. Via SB Nation’s Brandon Lee Gowton: “Me and him talked as man-to-man, we got a […]

NFL players don’t always pay attention to meaningless rankings and lists, but when they feel they’re disrespected by one they’ll take it personally. Seattle Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs is one of those players and he has a bone to pick with a lot of people in the league after he was left off a top […]

A report emerged on Monday from ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio stating that the NFL privately blamed the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs players for slipping on the Super Bowl turf. Well, a couple of Eagles and Chiefs players saw the report and got a good laugh out of it on Twitter. U can tell it’s […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are in a window of Super Bowl contention and don’t want to waste any of it. But they risked some of their unity by firing Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant coach. The former Detroit Lions head coach butted heads with Darius Slay, one of the Eagles’ key defenders, back in […]

Darius Slay and AJ Brown didn’t hide their excitement after the Philadelphia Eagles got Jalen Carter in the 2023 NFL Draft. Arguably the best player in the class of 2023, Carter fell on the NFL Draft boards amid his off-field issues and poor showing in his pro day. When eight teams passed on him on […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have hired former New England Patriots defensive coordinator and Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant. The move comes with some drama, as Eagles star cornerback Darius Slay had previously spoken candidly about how he and his former Lions head coach just didn’t see eye-to-eye during their time […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have shown star quarterback Jalen Hurts the money. Hurts has agreed to a monster five-year deal worth $255 million with the Eagles, which means that he will be serving as a quarterback for Philly until the 2028 NFL season. The contract also includes a huge guaranteed amount of $179.304 million. Hurts is […]

Darius Slay is now the latest defensive back in the NFL to come to the defense of Jalen Ramsey’s final season with the Los Angeles Rams. Ramsey, who was traded to the Miami Dolphins last month, featured in all 17 games of the Rams’ 2022 regular season schedule. While the veteran cornerback hauled in four […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have watched multiple key contributors from their NFC-winning run sign multiyear deals elsewhere in free agency, and Darius Slay was at one point close to being the next such player to part ways with the team. The Eagles entered the offseason with a dilemma regarding Slay’s future with the team, as the […]

The 2023 NFL offseason has already seen some new rule changes. In addition to new uniform rules that allow players to wear the number 0, the league also tweaked scheduling rules to allow teams to play two Thursday Night Football games instead of just one. Patrick Mahomes is unhappy with the extra Thursday game and […]

For cornerback Darius Slay, it’s been a wild ride since the NFL free agency period began. It was reported the Philadelphia Eagles released Slay after three seasons with the team. Afterwards, those reports were debunked, as it was said the Eagles never officially released the 32-year-old corner. News can travel fast, and there’s nothing like […]