{"id":329877,"date":"2025-12-04T11:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/329877\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:36:12","slug":"bills-claim-cb-darius-slay-off-waivers-after-steelers-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/329877\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills claim CB Darius Slay off waivers after Steelers release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/getzenberg_alaina.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alaina GetzenbergDec 3, 2025, 06:01 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a>Alaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>BUFFALO, N.Y. &#8212; The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"232afaf2-01ac-fcc2-8bd6-66550df1703a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/buf\/buffalo-bills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> claimed veteran cornerback <a data-player-guid=\"c140911d-2389-b320-d8ee-845096659546\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/15863\/darius-slay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darius Slay<\/a> off waivers and released cornerback <a data-player-guid=\"f9b34dff-c911-f5e9-c260-ad827354f728\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4240059\/jamarcus-ingram\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ja&#8217;Marcus Ingram<\/a> in a corresponding move, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/1996345890668454154?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">team announced<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Slay, 34, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/47180073\/source-steelers-claim-wr-adam-thielen-waive-cb-darius-slay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">was released<\/a> by the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"debcd592-8d53-71f1-fc15-5c8b8ef9df6e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/pit\/pittsburgh-steelers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> on Tuesday after the sides mutually agreed to part ways, his agents told ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter. Slay was a healthy scratch in the team&#8217;s loss to Buffalo on Sunday as the Steelers opted instead to elevate <a data-player-guid=\"d3e870a4-6ef6-23a2-d633-1ed041ea905e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4363034\/asante-samuel-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Asante Samuel Jr.<\/a> to the active roster for the game.<\/p>\n<p>Slay played in 10 games for Pittsburgh, starting nine. He recorded 3 passes defensed, 1 fumble recovery, 36 total tackles and 1 tackle for loss.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<p>Slay will serve as another veteran presence in the Bills&#8217; cornerback room and could provide insurance and depth. Starting cornerback <a data-player-guid=\"540fc1a9-bf7d-f24d-ae8a-dcbd8d365dcd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4379778\/christian-benford\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Benford<\/a> is coming off a career performance in which he had a fumble recovery touchdown and interception on back-to-back drives en route to being named AFC Defensive Player of the Week.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills have been rotating veteran <a data-player-guid=\"f5c457f7-ccf7-24a3-8c64-d1ce339186ee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3042717\/tredavious-white\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tre&#8217;Davious White<\/a> and rookie <a data-player-guid=\"60417c90-4f6d-3c0a-afec-96a94eb6a752\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4688931\/maxwell-hairston\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maxwell Hairston<\/a> at the other starting cornerback spot.<\/p>\n<p>Slay won a Super Bowl with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d1a9b001-1df7-fbd7-ae4c-6ca7065286ec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eagles<\/a> last season, capping a five-year tenure in Philadelphia. He played the first seven seasons of his career with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"56caffee-178d-f6f2-a076-b277486b8c32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/det\/detroit-lions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He is not the first experienced player the Bills have added to the 53-man roster of late, as they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story?_slug_=bills-add-help-wide-receiver-sign-veteran-brandin-cooks&amp;id=47099723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">signed wide receiver<\/a> <a data-player-guid=\"e6108d57-ec3b-2e99-7260-781af58bb13c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/16731\/brandin-cooks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandin Cooks<\/a>, 32, last week.<\/p>\n<p>Ingram, who spent four seasons with the Bills after signing as an undrafted free agent out of the University at Buffalo, was a healthy scratch the past three games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alaina GetzenbergDec 3, 2025, 06:01 PM ET CloseAlaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. 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