{"id":254449,"date":"2025-08-01T23:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/254449\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T23:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:06:13","slug":"steelers-cb-darius-slay-clears-the-air-on-knee-injury-rumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/254449\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers CB Darius Slay Clears the Air on Knee Injury Rumor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay at minicamp on June 11, 2025. — Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Pittsburrgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay had a strong 2024 season en route to Philadelphia\u2019s Super Bowl victory. Despite this, the Eagles appeared to be content moving on from the 34-year-old veteran. The reason? A potentially lingering knee injury from 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I\u2019m told, one of his knees is a concern. He actually had arthroscopic surgery on it late in 2023,\u201d Caplan said on FOX Sports Radio. \u201cYou have to wonder how well he can run \u2026 And the Eagles learned this with James Bradberry, who they cut, who signed a big extension two years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never know when a guy\u2019s going to lose it, and they could lose it in an instant. The Steelers know this.\u201d <\/p>\n

At training camp, Slay threw cold water on Caplan\u2019s report. <\/p>\n

\u201cI just came off playing in the No. 1 pass defense. Does it look like my knee is an issue? I don\u2019t feel anything there. It\u2019s fine,\u201d Slay said to PennLive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"SteelersPittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay speaks at a press conference about his contract signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA. (Alysa Rubin \/ Pittsburgh Steelers)<\/p>\n

Slay, who is entering his 13th season, was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2013. He played under the Steelers current defensive coordinator from 2014-2017. He was traded to Philadelphia in 2020 where he played a strong, steady presence in the Eagles\u2019 secondary.<\/p>\n

Last season, Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. was the\u00a0most penalized cornerback<\/a>\u00a0in the league, but having a Super Bowl champion to learn from in Darius Slay could be beneficial.<\/p>\n

Slay revealed in a interview with Mina Kimes of ESPN<\/a> in the offseason that he wants to not only help fix Porter\u2019s issues with penalties, but also improve his game in the interceptions department. Porter has only two INTs through his first two seasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say he can\u2019t catch, but we\u2019re gonna fix that,\u201d Slay told Kimes. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna catch the rock this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slay has recorded 28 interceptions in his decorated career. The 34-year-old cornerback is a Super Bowl champion, eight-time Pro Bowler and has a first-team All-Pro selection (2017) under his belt. Slay hopes to give Porter and the Steelers young cornerbacks he same wisdom that he passed down to Philadelphia Eagles rookie cornerbacks Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell last season during their Super Bowl title run.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a good resume with younger guys, trying to help build them,\u201d Slay said. \u201cThat\u2019s my job. I\u2019m just here to help him, do everything I can to make sure he succeeds at what he does. And try to get him to be one of the best in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jobe Morrison contributed reporting for this story. <\/p>\n

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