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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay.
This probably isn’t how Darius Slay thought this was going to go.
Slay, who won a Super Bowl last season with the Philadelphia Eagles, made a shocking move and decided not to report to the Buffalo Bills after he was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers one day prior and picked up the Bills on waivers.
“Breaking: Veteran CB Darius Slay, whom the Buffalo Bills claimed on waivers Thursday, is unsure if he wants to continue playing and will not be reporting to Buffalo,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on his official X account on Thursday, December 4.
“Slay is honored that a first-class organization like the Bills claimed him, but he is going to take some time away from football right now and decide in the next few days if he wants to keep playing,” Slay’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus told Schefter and ESPN.
Slay, 34 years old, was likely betting on no team picking him up on waivers, which would have allowed him to pick whatever team he wanted — which could have meant a reunion with the Eagles.
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame
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