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The Philadelphia Eagles are tasked with slowing down DeAndre Hopkins on Sunday and they’ll have to do so without their best cornerback. Just a day before Philadelphia’s game with the Arizona Cardinals, the Eagles have ruled out Darius Slay due to a concussion. Slay sustained a concussion late in Philadelphia’s upset victory over the New […]

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay was fined $10,500 for unnecessary roughness in his tussle with Seattle Seahawks wideout DK Metcalf, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Slay not only got torched by Metcalf on the field—but now his pockets are taking a hit. #Eagles CB Darius Slay was fined $10,500 for unnecessary roughness in his […]

Darius Slay is in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles and it appears his daughter is an avid fan of his new team. Jennifer Slay, the wife of Darius, caught their adorable daughter singing her own rendition of Philadelphia’s fight song. Within the video, Slay’s daughter attempts to spell Eagles, only to use the […]

Seahawks wide receiver D.K Metcalf’s combination of size, speed, and skills can seem other-worldly — as if from a galaxy far, far away. In fact, Metcalf’s head coach, Pete Carroll, compared the second-year wideout to other cultural sensation currently having a stellar second season: Disney+’s “The Mandalorian.” One day after Metcalf’s super-heroic, science-fiction abilities were […]

All eyes were on the matchup between Darius Slay and D.K. Metcalf when the Philadelphia Eagles took on the Seattle Seahawks Monday night, with Metcalf besting the veteran cornerback. Following the end of the game, Slay spoke about being unable to contain Metcalf in Philadelphia’s loss. “It was a great battle. I won’t say it […]

Former Detroit Lions players Darius Slay and Eric Ebron were active on social media Saturday morning, rubbing salt in the wound for Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn following their dismissal. 😂😂😂😂 bra chill!!! https://t.co/GvMETa39h7 — Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) November 28, 2020 While reaction on Twitter was to be expected in light of the news, the […]

The Detroit Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia on Saturday and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay took to Twitter to react to his former NFL head coach getting the boot. To recall, Slay didn’t have a good relationship with Patricia on the Lions and has never shied away from bashing the former New England Patriots […]

The Philadelphia Eagles defense allowed San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk to torch them for a spectacular touchdown run. They may have suffered a major casualty in the process. Cornerback Darius Slay was seen limping off the field after taking a helmet to the knee, via Troy Renck of Denver7: Hello. That was […]

On Friday, Darius Slay of the Philadelphia Eagles commented on a video on Twitter of a police officer getting an object thrown at him. Just a day after joking about the situation, Slay is apologizing for the comments he made on the video involving the police officer. In the video that Slay commented on, a […]

The saga between Philadelphia Eagles’ Darius Slay and Detroit Lions’ head coach Matt Patricia continues. In a press conference, Slay mentioned some of the things he likes about the culture in Philly as compared to Detroit, which many are taking as a jab at Patricia. New Philadelphia CB Darius Slay said one of the things […]

The Philadelphia Eagles never shy away from making moves during the offseason. They were able to land Darius Slay via trade from the Detroit Lions. Jim Schwartz, the defensive coordinator of the Eagles, detailed the special skillset of Slay. While speaking to Zach Berman of The Athletic, Schwartz highlighted the benefits of acquiring a player […]

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay is yet to suit up for his new organization, yet he is already making a considerable impact across the rest of the league. That impact — mentoring young cornerbacks on the nuance of the position — is sure to make it even more difficult to throw against both Slay and […]

Darius Slay spent the first seven seasons of his NFL career with the Detroit Lions and established himself as one of the best cornerbacks in the game, but he now finds himself in some new digs. Because the Lions and Slay could not come to terms on a new contract, Detroit traded him to the […]

Philadelphia Eagles star cornerback Darius Slay may no longer be on the Detroit Lions, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t think highly of his former teammates. When asked on Twitter what his thoughts on Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford are, Slay quoted the tweet stating that the former No. 1 overall pick is “easily top 10” […]

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay sent out an open invitation to all young athletes to train with him in Detroit. The veteran corner was dead serious about this invitation and so were the young guns who showed up. Via Twitter, Slay told those interested to train with him to just slip into his DMs. We […]

Most people would consider Los Angeles Rams superstar Aaron Donald to be the best defensive tackle in the NFL. After all, Donald has made First-Team All-Pro in five of his six seasons and is already a two-time Defensive Player of the Year. However, new Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay has a different opinion. When asked […]

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay grew to idolize former Los Angeles Lakers legend and Philly native Kobe Bryant. Naturally, Slay is ready to put on for Kobe’s favorite team. The former All-Pro said he plans to do whatever the Eagles need him to do in order to help the team win in 2020, via Tim […]

The Philadelphia Eagles gave up multiple of assets to make Darius Slay their lockdown cornerback, and Slay is ready to embrace that challenge. The former Detroit Lions standout said he is excited to match up against the best receivers in the league, embracing the notion of being a No. 1 corner (via Josh Alper of […]

The Philadelphia Eagles bolstered their ailing secondary by acquiring cornerback Darius Slay in a trade with the Detroit Lions last week, and shortly after, the Eagles awarded him with a three-year, $50.5 million contract extension. On top of that one year Slay already had left on his current deal, that means he will be making […]

The Philadelphia Eagles made a big splash earlier in the week when they traded for cornerback Darius Slay from the Detroit Lions. Slay is one of the best defensive backs in the NFL and gives Philadelphia a boost in the secondary that they desperately needed. Fortunately, it appears that the two sides are excited to have each […]

Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay had strong words for former head coach Matt Patricia after the Lions flipped Slay to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. Slay had been openly vocal of his displeasure with the franchise after they traded former safety, Quandre Diggs, last October. But Slay said he had lost all respect for Patricia […]

The past two days in the NFL have been strange as far as player-coach relationships go. On Wednesday, former Houston Texans star wideout DeAndre Hopkins said there was a “power struggle” between himself and Texans head coach Bill O’Brien. This struggle, as well as the fact Hopkins reportedly wanted a raise in salary, led to […]

The Detroit Lions traded superstar cornerback Darius Slay to the Philadelphia Eagles early on Thursday for a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick. The Eagles then promptly signed Slay to a three-year extension. Slay quickly took to Twitter to say farewell to the Detroit Lions, and thank the city and the fans. Detroit! Ya’ll have […]

The Detroit Lions were continuing to seek out a trade partner for Darius Slay and they finally found one. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Philadelphia Eagles are finalizing a trade for Slay and signing him to a new contract. A splash for Philly: The #Eagles are trading for #Lions star CB Darius Slay, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have chosen to stay away from the cornerbacks available in free agency, but they could still land a formidable cornerback via trade. According to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, there are ongoing discussions between the Detroit Lions and Eagles that involve Darius Slay. I'm told there are ongoing discussions right now regarding the framework […]

Disgruntled Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay is likely on his way out, and Las Vegas Raiders rookie Trayvon Mullen is doing his best to try and recruit him. Slay and Mullen shared a back and forth on Twitter regarding Slay’s profile header which features the three-time Pro Bowler wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey at the […]

It is no secret that the Detroit Lions have been shopping Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay, who is slated to be traded away from the Motor City sooner rather than later. However, in an interesting turn of events, the Lions seem to have already found Slay’s replacement even before actually shipping him out of town. […]

The Detroit Lions signed cornerback Desmond Trufant on Wednesday, which had some believing that they could have one of the better cornerback tandems in the NFL with Trufant and Darius Slay. But there seems to be a chance that Trufant and Slay won’t even be playing together in 2020. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, […]

Ohio State’s Jeff Okudah is widely considered the best cornerback prospect in this year’s NFL Draft and will likely be the first one off the board as a result. Some feel that the Detroit Lions will ultimately take Okudah with the third overall pick this April, and Okudah welcomes the idea of potentially joining fellow […]

The Detroit Lions and their star cornerback Darius Slay have been in an odd situation for quite some time now. Slay is one of the best cornerbacks in football. However, his contract expires after the 2020 season, and he wants to get paid. The Lions would obviously love to have him back, but it’s more complicated […]

Detroit Lions Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay was nearly traded at the NFL’s deadline mid-season last year, but instead, the 29-year-old was held on by the NFC North franchise as Slay wanted to negotiate a new deal with his potential next team. Slay, a three-time Pro-Bowler, has been plastered around publicly as a potential trade […]

Recently, there has been speculation that the Detroit Lions could trade cornerback Darius Slay, but we may want to put a pin in that for now. During a conversation with Tori Petry of the Lions’ team website, general manager Bob Quinn said that the club has actually had positive discussions with Slay regarding a new […]

San Francisco 49ers standout cornerback Richard Sherman doesn’t think Darius Slay gets enough attention for how good of a player he is. Sherman thinks Slay sometimes doesn’t get the attention he should be getting because of the team he is playing on, and the struggles the rest of the defense have. “Slay doesn’t get enough […]

A report from earlier on Monday indicated the Detroit Lions were attempting to trade three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay. Now a new rumor surfaced later Monday that the Denver Broncos already tried to snatch Slay away from the Lions’ claws. Per 9News Denver’s Mike Klis on Twitter, the Broncos attempted to trade veteran cornerback […]

The NFL Combine is right around the corner and the rumors of players being traded or released in the offseason begin to spread. Just a week before the NFL Combine takes place, reports have surfaced that the Detroit Lions have talked to multiple teams about a trade involving Darius Slay. The Lions understand that Slay […]

It appears that the Detroit Lions are looking to deal away some of their key pieces this offseason. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Lions have talked to several teams about trading star cornerback Darius Slay. There were also reports that the Lions have been exploring a Matthew Stafford trade. However, the franchise has since denied […]

Detroit Lions standout Darius Slay has made it clear that he wants to be the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. Slay replied to a tweet listing the highest-paid corners in the league with the comment “Y’all number to low lol.” Y’all number to low lol — Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) February 10, 2020 Slay is set […]

The Detroit Lions started off the season hot but they quickly fell off and it’s been another disappointing year in the Motor City. Every year it seems Lions fans think next year is going to be their year, and every year it turns out not to happen. This season there were some positives and a […]

There have are questions about Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay’s future with the team but he has made it very clear he wants to stay and even sign a long term contract. Slay is still under contract for next season, and will be with the team as long as they don’t ship him off. “I […]