{"id":544497,"date":"2026-03-16T17:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/544497\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:48:10","slug":"veteran-cb-darius-slay-retires-after-13-nfl-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/544497\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran CB Darius Slay retires after 13 NFL seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veteran cornerback Darius Slay<\/a> announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday after 13 seasons.<\/p>\n

“This game put me in a position to take care of my family and loved ones and I’m forever grateful. It’s hard to say goodbye, but God has a new chapter for me and I’m ready to turn the page and start my new journey,” he wrote on a statement posted to social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Slay was claimed by the Buffalo Bills<\/a> on waivers last December after he was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> but did not report to the team. Agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter then that his client chose not to report because he was contemplating his future.<\/p>\n

Slay, 35, played in 10 games for the Steelers last season, starting nine. He recorded three passes defensed, a fumble recovery and 36 total tackles.<\/p>\n

In 2024 he capped a five-year tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> by winning a Super Bowl with the franchise. He was released the next offseason after which he signed with the Steelers.<\/p>\n

A six-time Pro Bowler and a first-team All-Pro in 2017, Slay had 28 interceptions, 163 passes defended and 655 tackles in his 13-season career, which began with the Detroit Lions<\/a>, who selected him in the second round of the 2013 draft out of Mississippi State.<\/p>\n