Darius Slay

After failing to agree to a renegotiated deal, the Eagles have decided to release CB Darius Slay, with the veteran entering free agency.

Per Schefter, the Eagles [couldn’t negotiate a restructured deal](https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1636017735040745473?s=20) with the veteran. [plan to release](https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1636017232365907968?s=20) Slay, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Teams such as the Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and New England Patriots could pursue Slay to bolster their defensive units. During that span, Slay put up seven interceptions (one for a touchdown) which was good for two Pro Bowl selections. By designating him as a post-June 1 cut, the Eagles could open up $17.5 million in cap space — equivalent to his base salary plus workout bonus for the upcoming 2023 campaign. However, the offseason is a time for teams to make some tough roster decisions as they try to build a sustainable contending outfit.

The Eagles plan to release Darius Slay, CBS Sports HQ's Josina Anderson confirmed Wednesday. Philadelphia could not work out a new deal with the five-time ...

[trade from the Lions](https://247sports.com/Article/Darius-Slay-Detroit-Lions-trade-to-Philadelphia-Eagles-Mississippi-State-145184673/). He was recruited as a wide receiver and was the No. After a down 2020 season, Slay was named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons. Philadelphia reportedly [allowed him to seek a trade](https://247sports.com/Article/Philadelphia-Eagles-allow-Darius-Slay-to-seek-trade-per-report-206136050/) last week. [Darius Slay](//247sports.com/Player/Darius-Slay-8605), [CBS Sports HQ's Josina Anderson confirmed Wednesday](https://twitter.com/JosinaAnderson/status/1636017894696820736?s=20). He was with the Eagles since 2020 after a

The Atlanta Falcons are looking to upgrade their cornerback room. Could they do so by signing Philadelphia Eagles star Darius Slay?

Slay was heading into the final year of his contract with a base salary of $17 million and a cap hit of just over $26.1 million, which led to talks with the ...

[Javon Hargrave](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/11328/javon-hargrave), linebacker [Kyzir White](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9001/kyzir-white), safety [Marcus Epps](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/51823/marcus-epps), and linebacker [T.J. Gardner-Johnson and defensive tackle [Fletcher Cox](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/11082/fletcher-cox) remain unsigned for next season, but the Eagles did secure the return of cornerback [James Bradberry](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/1172/james-bradberry). Edwards](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/51758/tj-edwards) have all found new places to play. Those talks did not progress, however, and Slay will now be hitting the open market in search of a new place to play. [Darius Slay](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/2604/darius-slay) [permission to talk](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/03/10/report-eagles-give-darius-slay-permission-to-seek-trade/) to other teams about a trade, but that won’t be the route he’s taking out of Philadelphia this offseason. Slay was heading into the final year of his contract with a base salary of $17 million and a cap hit of just over $26.1 million, which led to talks with the Eagles about a new deal.

By Jeff Howe, Bo Wolf and Zach Berman. The Eagles plan to release Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay, a league source told The Athletic on Wednesday.

Ranking all 32 teams by stability and need](https://theathletic.com/wp/wp-admin/post.php?post=4200778&action=edit) [NFL](https://theathletic.com/nfl/). Edwards](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/tj-edwards-jfmjis2OsMWK2Vk4/)heading elsewhere. [Javon Hargrave](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/javon-hargrave-bYN0BjyCMwquw2Z0/)and linebacker [T.J. But such is the life cycle in the NFL, and the defense was bound to look different next season. It could be addressed in the draft — the Eagles have the No.

Darius Slay made the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons with the Eagles.

Slay had recently received permission to seek a trade while negotiating a potential extension with Philadelphia. Those contract talks were reportedly not ...

[Washington Commanders](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/WAS/washington-commanders/) [Jacksonville Jaguars](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/JAC/jacksonville-jaguars/) [Arizona Cardinals](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/ARI/arizona-cardinals/) Terrell](/nfl/players/2809212/a-j-terrell/). [Lions](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DET/detroit-lions/) prior to the 2020 season, Slay spent three seasons as the Eagles' top cover man. [Eagles](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/PHI/philadelphia-eagles/) secured a pivotal piece of their [Super Bowl](/nfl/superbowl/) secondary Tuesday, [re-signing](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-free-agency-eagles-re-signing-james-bradberry-cb-takes-less-money-to-stay-in-philadelphia/) free agent cornerback [James Bradberry](/nfl/players/1886795/james-bradberry/) to a three-year contract.

The Philadelphia Eagles came up just short of the Lombardi Trophy this past season, falling to the Kansas City Chiefs 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII.

All things considered, the Bengals are likely the best destination for Darius Slay in 2023. The veteran is coming off a big year with the Eagles, which included an appearance in the Super Bowl. With Slay, the Jaguars could be one step closer to being a bigger threat in the conference. [Cincinnati Bengals](/nfl/cincinnati-bengals) in the AFC, a solid defense could be what makes the difference. Marcus Peters is a free agent, so he could be leaving the organization as well. Additionally, cornerbacks Eli Apple and Tre Flowers are pending free agents, meaning that Cincinnati could have a completely new secondary for the 2023 season. Also, the cornerback could be one of the veterans in a locker room full of young players. At the age of 32, he could be a mentor to young defenders, which can be very helpful for their development. They are trading away Chuck Clark to the New York Jets in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round pick. With those players in the unit, the Birds had the best pass defense in the NFL in 2022, allowing 179.8 yards per game. One team that could use Slay’s services is the Jacksonville Jaguars. The problem is that the defense will suffer major setbacks, which include the departure of [Darius Slay](/tag/darius-slay).

The Eagles failed to come to terms with Slay after asking to restructure his deal as a cost-cutting measure to help ease their salary cap issues.

Slay’s contributions to the Eagles during his three-seasons far overshadowed his one misstep in the Super Bowl. On the field, the Eagles will now be tasked with finding a suitable replacement. [defense ](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-2023-free-agency-javon-hargrave-tj-edwards-andre-dillard-20230313.html)that emphasized not getting beat over the top. Three years ago, disgruntled at having to play for Lions coach Matt Patricia and in the middle of another contract dispute, Slay was traded to the Eagles. In the 2020 season, Slay struggled at times in then-defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz’s scheme, especially when asked to travel with top receivers like DK Metcalf and Davante Adams. [Bradberry officially signed the three-year](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-james-bradberry-free-agent-contract-offer-salary-cornerback-20230314.html), $38 million contract with $20 million guaranteed he agreed to on Tuesday. [Jason Kelce will remain with the Eagles. Slay’s release will be designated post-June 1 to allow the Eagles to spread the dead money over 2023 and 2024. He earned NFC defensive player of the week honors in the Eagles’ 24-7 Monday night win. Slay should have worth on the open market, especially from teams with more cap space than the Eagles. Slay, meanwhile, was slated to make $17 million in base salary for the 2023 season. Slay’s release wasn’t made official as of the evening.

The Eagles managed to bring back James Bradberry, but his partnership with Darius Slay will end up being a one-off. The defending NFC champs will move on ...

[remain an Eagle for the rest of his career](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2023/03/eagles-discussed-darius-slay-trade-with-cowboys). [Follow @PFRumors](https://twitter.com/PFRumors) [Javon Hargrave](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HargJa00.htm?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-15_pfr), [T.J. [did not progress on renegotiations](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2023/03/eagles-to-allow-darius-slay-to-seek-trade). [account](https://twitter.com/bigplay24slay/status/1636016174625439752). [Philly is designating Slay as a post-June 1 cut, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com ](https://cdn.profootballrumors.com/files/2023/03/USATSI_19998980-scaled.jpg) [tweets](https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1636019664680517632). [tweeted in reference](https://twitter.com/bigplay24slay/status/1636202051762790400) to the situation. The defending NFC champs will move on from Slay after three seasons, Jeff Howe of The Athletic [tweets](https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status/1636016884939096066). Cornerback-seeking teams that missed out on this year’s top options — Bradberry, [Jamel Dean](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DeanJa00.htm?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-15_pfr), [Byron Murphy](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MurpBy00.htm?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-15_pfr), [Cameron Sutton](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuttCa00.htm?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-15_pfr) — now have another option. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/JosinaAnderson/status/1636174309986033669) that the Eagles were having a “hard time” letting the cornerback go and were wishing they could keep him. This will deplete a secondary that already lost safety starter [Marcus Epps](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EppsMa00.htm?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-15_pfr). In the tweet, Slay claims to be “back like (he) never left” and asserts that he plans to “run it back” with the Eagles.

After a couple of days of legal tampering, running back Damien Harris has yet to secure a contract in free agency. But some social media activity on ...

While a retweet wouldn't prevent that from happening, it seems as though Harris at the very least is left with some stinging bitterness from the past year in New England. Harris, like most of his teammates, suffered the consequences of that coaching decision. Patricia -- a defensive coach for almost the entirety of his career -- was of course tabbed to run the Patriots' offense in 2022, an experiment by Bill Belichick which failed miserably. That was a first." Slay then commented on that tweet, saying, "Im trying to tell ya lol but hey people thought I was tripping and didn't like being [coached]!" Waller had kept that wedding with Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum a secret before McDaniels spilled the beans.

The Philadelphia Eagles have informed five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay that he will be released Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the decision ...

[Javon Hargrave](/article/49ers-nfl-free-agency-87a84e0cc06cdbdada5c78fe980607d4), linebacker [T.J. The 32-year-old Slay played a key role on defense for the NFC champion Eagles. The Eagles

Slay was set to enter the final year of his contract in 2023 and wanted a contract extension. The Eagles, meanwhile, desperately wanted to lower his $26 million ...

While the Eagles are losing Slay, they were able to retain James Bradberry, who was a pending free agent. The Eagles struck out in the expensive cornerback market in free agency and were able to land Slay for a third-rounder and fifth-rounder in the 2020 draft. The Eagles acquired Slay in May of 2020 in a trade with the Lions. In the first eight games of the season, opponents completed just 46.3% of their passes against him with 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions and a passer rating of 37.2. It will eventually leave $8.6 million in dead money in 2023 and $13.8 million in dead money in 2024. The Eagles, meanwhile, desperately wanted to lower his $26 million cap hit for the upcoming season.

Here's how Darius Slay's release affects the Eagles' current cap standing as well as future deals, a possible Jalen Hurts extension for instance.

In other words, they could use the money on a future deal like the expected extension that In other words, they don’t have the cash they’ll save by releasing him immediately, so it won’t help with the signing of say a C.J. That means the good news is they’ll save cap space if the release becomes finalized. That means Philadelphia will save $17 million against the cap. The bad news is they won’t receive that cap space until June 1st. Less than 24 hours after [the announcement of James Bradberry’s three-year extension](https://insidetheiggles.com/2023/03/14/james-bradberry-returns-eagles-2/), Big Play Slay is, indeed, rumored to be looking for a new home though there’s been no official word of his release.

The five-time Pro Bowl cornerback will be released with a post-June 1 designation.

With Darius Slay reportedly flying the Philadelphia Eagles' coop, the Baltimore Ravens appear to an interesting contender for his services.

We're looking at 10 potential landing spots for Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay once he's released by the Philadelphia Eagles.

landing with the Vikings. [cornerback was slated to make a base salary of $17 million](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/philadelphia-eagles-news-2023-nfl-salary-cap-hits-darius-slay-lane-johnson/) in 2023 with a cap hit of more than $26 million and could have [created $12 million in cap space](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/philadelphia-eagles-news-2023-nfl-salary-cap-restructures-free-agency/) by restructuring the deal. Marcus Peters is headed for free agency, and the Ravens could use an elite cornerback opposite Marlon Humphrey, but cash could be a problem with the Lamar Jackson situation brewing. Slay was traded and exited Detroit with hard feelings thanks to Matt Patricia, but he loves Detroit, they are an ascending franchise, and the cornerback is a better player than both The move will create $17.5 million in cap space, but the team will gain $8.6 million in a dead salary cap [Eagles are moving on from Darius Slay](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/philadelphia-eagles-news-darius-slay-released-player-reactions-aj-brown-cj-gardner-johnson/), as Adam Schefter reports that [Philadelphia will release the Pro Bowl cornerback](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/philadelphia-eagles-news-darius-slay-released-media-reaction/) with a June 1 designation since the new league year has begun.

The Eagles gave cornerback Darius Slay permission to talk to other teams about a trade, but that won't be the route he's taking out of Philadelphia this ...

The Eagles will designate Slay as a post-June 1 release, according to the NFL Network.

[appears Darius Slay](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/jason-kelce-darius-slay-eagles-nfl-pro-bowl/)'s time in Philadelphia has come to an end. The [Eagles](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/sports/eagles/) will release the veteran cornerback, according to [multiple](https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1636017232365907968) [reports](https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status/1636017022390738946). [re-signed cornerback James Bradberry](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/james-bradberry-nfl-free-agency-philadelphia-eagles/) to a three-year deal but also [lost several starters in free agency](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/javon-hargrave-tj-edwards-nfl-free-agency-philadelphia-eagles/).

It appeared the Philadelphia Eagles were on the way to losing their No. 1 cornerback on Wednesday. Five-time Pro Bowler Darius Slay had recently received ...

[Lions](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DET/detroit-lions/) prior to the 2020 season, Slay has spent three seasons as the Eagles' top cover man. Five-time Pro Bowler [Darius Slay](/nfl/players/1852913/darius-slay/) had recently received permission to seek a trade while negotiating a potential extension with Philadelphia, and then came the [reports of a looming release](https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1636017735040745473?s=20). [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/PHI/philadelphia-eagles/) were on the way to losing their No.

Reports surfaced Wednesday morning that the Eagles were going to release Slay with a post-June 1 designation, thus saving nearly $18 million on the salary cap.

He had three interceptions last season, his 10th in the NFL. Cox will return to a defensive tackle rotation that won't have Javon Hargrave, who is signing with the 49ers for 4 years worth as much as $84 million; and veterans Ndamukong Suh and Linval Joseph. It's likely that Slay, who had been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons and five times overall, is returning on a lower-cost contract. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times in consecutive seasons from 2015-20. The Eagles could have given Slay an extension, thus lowering his cap hit in 2023 while adding at least one more guaranteed year. But late Wednesday night, it was reported that the two sides were closing in on a deal.

Just hours after the Eagles decided to release Darius Slay, the five-time Pro Bowl cornerback announced that he's staying with the Eagles. By Reuben Frank.

That would have left them with $8.6 million in dead money in 2023 and $13.8 million in 2024. But when word came out that the Eagles planned to release Slay instead of trading him, it was hard to imagine the two sides reconciling. Slay’s return is the culmination of a wild 12 hours in which Slay’s tenure with the Eagles appeared over, he issued an emotional farewell on social media (“Nothing but love Philly!!

Big Slay with the big stay. Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay is expected to stay with the Philadelphia Eagles, sources told John Clark of NBC Sports...

The Eagles struck out in the expensive cornerback market in free agency and were able to land Slay for a third-rounder and fifth-rounder in the 2020 draft. The Eagles were also able to retain James Bradberry, who was a pending free agent. The Eagles acquired Slay in May of 2020 in a trade with the Lions. But when word came out that the Eagles planned to release Slay instead of trading him, it was hard to imagine the two sides reconciling. Earlier in the week, we learned Jason Kelce would be back in 2023, and Brandon Graham signed a one-year deal. Slay’s return is the culmination of a wild 12 hours in which Slay’s tenure with the Eagles appeared over, he issued an emotional farewell on social media (“Nothing but love Philly!!

Pro Bowl CB Darius Slay wasn't released by the Eagles on Wednesday and he is now "expected" to stay with the team, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

He has made the Pro Bowl each of the past two years and had three interceptions and 14 passes defended this past season. Slay, who turned 32 in January, is entering the final year of his three-year, $50 million deal. It's not final, but that's the way it is looking right now."

With the NFL's league year officially opening, Bo Wulf and Zach Berman exchanged emails throughout Wednesday afternoon. The transcript is below: ...

I wouldn’t advise the Eagles to get in a position where they’re committing to this tandem for the next few years because the age curve of both players is not necessarily on the Eagles’ side, although if there’s a way they can make this work in 2023, a secondary with Slay will be better than one without him. It probably came down to paying Cox or going for quantity over quality and signing a pair of lower-level players like the [Saints](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/saints/) did with Nathan Shepherd and Khalen Saunders for the combined price of Cox. [Jordan Davis](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/jordan-davis-SZLx8jHvOvHB3lCK/) and [Milton Williams](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/milton-williams-vfjfEg41Fpyn3fDS/), and they’re paying him accordingly. Jenn Slay, his wife, famously the beloved [purveyor of banana pudding](https://theathletic.com/4161776/2023/02/07/eagles-super-bowl-darius-slay-banana-pudding/), just [tweeted hinting at the news](https://twitter.com/jennwilliams23/status/1636196384931020802). [Zach Allen](https://theathletic.com/nfl/player/zach-allen-oh0jmqjuVNDF9X31/) for the contract he signed (three years, $46 million), but none of the others in that range would make me envious. But as I wrote at 4:30 p.m., cutting Slay was “not an ideal outcome because they’re losing a good player and they’re taking a cap hit to do it.” So it’s a better outcome — at least for the 2023 season — to have Slay on the team because he’s a good player and the combination of him and Bradberry is proven to be [Detroit](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/lions/) for Slay in 2020 and signed him to an extension. From a midterm and long-term perspective, I’d rather allocate money to Gardner-Johnson and one of the cornerbacks than keep both corners and search for safeties. Instead, Bradberry is returning and the Eagles need to find a second cornerback. The Eagles sent a third- and fifth-round pick to On Tuesday, I squirmed a bit at the [releasing Slay with a post-June 1 designation](https://theathletic.com/4312314/2023/03/15/darius-slay-eagles-release/).

Circumstances changed, and the Pro Bowl cornerback Slay is expected to remain with the Eagles after both sides came to an agreement, NFL sources said late ...

Slay never got out of the door with the Eagles, but he was seemingly close and is now expected to return for a fourth season in Philadelphia. The Eagles already re-signed Slay’s counterpart at cornerback, James Bradberry, to a three-year contract worth $38 million with $20 million guaranteed on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Slay would have been an unexpected loss since he remained under contract and performed well last season. Slay will likely have to agree to a reworked deal that not only lowers his cap number for 2023 ($26.1 million), but may force him to take a pay cut, the source said. He wanted a contract extension, and the Eagles allowed the Pro Bowl cornerback permission to shop for a trade since last week. Earlier in the day, Slay was destined to be cut once the new league opened at 4 p.m.