Eagles releasing Slay

[Talonblood]

Link:

https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-releasing-veteran-cornerback-darius-slay-after-5-seasons-in-philly/652017/

[NJWolverEagle11]

Jus saw on fs1 ticker. Thanks for your time here Slay. 

[T-1000]

I've been a bigger fan of Slay than some over the years but this is the right move. He was solid this past season but had clearly fallen to being our CB2 after Quinyon and at 34 and getting banged up so much it was time to move on. I'm hoping they bring back Rodgers and have an open competition in camp between he and Ringo.

[Aspiritfall]

If they don't bring him back on a team friendly deal I wish him nothing but the best... Thank you Slay! 

[ManchesterEagle]

Great player and great guy. 

He struggled at times here but until this season was always asked to travel with the best receiver. A lot of the top corners won’t do that.

He had a really good year with Mitchell and DeJean locking up the other spots.

He may have something left but he seemed to get hurt a lot last year and now does seem the right time.

Let Rodgers/Ringo battle it out.
 

[20dawk4life]

I’d rather have kept him and let him retire at the end of the season. He has said he wanted to finish his career here and creates a hole we didn’t have going into the offseason. 

[kiwinavega]

Been an excellent player for us. If we can bring him back team friendly to mentor the young guys, that's perfect. If not, he deserves a shot to be overpaid somewhere for his pension.

[Cheesteakitis]

1 hour ago, 20dawk4life said:

I’d rather have kept him and let him retire at the end of the season. He has said he wanted to finish his career here and creates a hole we didn’t have going into the offseason. 

I think it has more to do with the 16 million he was due to be making this year and the over 4 million they save.

[LacesOut]

Good player! Wish him luck in his future endeavors!

[$erpentor]

right move at the right time

as said before, good luck brethren 

[NCTANK]

2 hours ago, 20dawk4life said:

I’d rather have kept him and let him retire at the end of the season. He has said he wanted to finish his career here and creates a hole we didn’t have going into the offseason. 

same

[Vileborg]

These players only have so many years to earn. I'd love to have him back but would totally understand if he needs a Big Play Slay kind of payday. Just come back and retire here. Always a Philly champion immortalized in history with the Super Bowl LIX win.

[kiwinavega]

9 minutes ago, Vileborg said:

These players only have so many years to earn. I'd love to have him back but would totally understand if he needs a Big Play Slay kind of payday. Just come back and retire here. Always a Philly champion immortalized in history with the Super Bowl LIX win.

Exactly. let him go and get his pension on a team that will overpay him. We owe him that much. Then, when he's done done, give him a halftime ceremony inducting him into the Eagles HoF. Everyone's a winner.

[20dawk4life]

1 hour ago, Cheesteakitis said:

I think it has more to do with the 16 million he was due to be making this year and the over 4 million they save.

Even at his contract price I’d rather have kept him. 

[Cheesteakitis]

10 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said:

Even at his contract price I’d rather have kept him. 

We dont know that slay didn’t have some part in this he had said that if the young guys were ready to fly he wasn’t going to hold them down just because he wanted to keep playing 

[Utebird]

47 minutes ago, Vileborg said:

These players only have so many years to earn. I'd love to have him back but would totally understand if he needs a Big Play Slay kind of payday. Just come back and retire here. Always a Philly champion immortalized in history with the Super Bowl LIX win.

Hes made over 100 mil in his career, so I think hell be ok 

Good luck to him, ive been pretty harsh to him in the past, he played pretty well this year but not 16 million well.

 

[20dawk4life]

35 minutes ago, Cheesteakitis said:

We dont know that slay didn’t have some part in this he had said that if the young guys were ready to fly he wasn’t going to hold them down just because he wanted to keep playing 

He also has said he wanted to have his last year here next year. 

[Lman]

How much cap space does this give us?

[LacesOut]

22 minutes ago, Lman said:

How much cap space does this give us?

I think I saw it was around 4 million. Not 100% sure though.

[proveagle]

They can still bring him back on a new contract that isn't 16m. I hope he signs for a BG type deal for 1more and retires.

[BayAreaLennie]

The Eagles front office almost certainly approached him to try to negotiate a lower number for next year, and he obviously declined and told them he would rather test the free agent market.  Once he does, you never know, he might prefer coming back at a lower figure.  Either way, he had some great years here and is a Super Bowl champion.

[JohnB]

bummer. I hate this time of year. 

[hukdonfoniks]

Technically the Lions have a lot of cap space, but in 2026 their cap situation is going to be terrible. 

And they can technically start to talk extensions with guys like Jameson Williams and Hutchinson. 

Not sure Detroit will want/be able to afford Slay at a number that we can't match.  I like the odds of him winding up back here next year. 

[Erie]

Thank you, Slay. 

[time2rock]

11 hours ago, Lman said:

How much cap space does this give us?

$4.3M.  But since they are using a June 1 designation, we don't realize the cap savings until then ... we'll need to carry his full $13.8M cap hit until that time.  

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/03/03/darius-slay-philadelphia-eagles-released-reports/81163251007/#:~:text=Philadelphia plans to designate Slay,on top of the NFL.