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Slay, 34, signed a one-year deal in Pittsburgh and joins Jalen Ramsey and Joey Porter Jr. in an updated corner room.
Darius Slay was signed to be the new star corner on the block in Pittsburgh when he agreed to a one-year deal this offseason.
That was before the Steelers made a significant splash, landing cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Slay, 34, won Super Bowl LIX with the Philadelphia Eagles and looks to bring the winning ways back to the other side of the state.
It will especially matter if Slay can remain on the field. Slay didn’t record an interception in 14 games last season but remained a key contributor on defense.
FOX NFL insider Adam Caplan believes health may be an issue for “Big Play Slay.”
“As I’m told, one of his knees is a concern,” Caplan said on FOX Sports Radio on Sunday. He actually had arthroscopic surgery on it late in 2023. He’s got great length and was super fast coming out of Mississippi State.”
Speculation surrounding Slay points to this potentially being his final season.
“You have to wonder how well he can run,” Caplan said. “You never know when a guy’s going to lose it. And they could lose it in an instant.”
When Eagles Darius Slay allowed just 7 yards in coverage when covering the great Justin Jefferson pic.twitter.com/nkWS1t7AUt
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Slay’s $10 million contract is fully guaranteed. He said on his Big Play Slay podcast last season, before the Steelers played in Philadelphia, that he almost signed in Pittsburgh two years ago.
“Mike Tomlin, one of the best coaches in the NFL,” Slay said. What’s so crazy is I almost was going to them, too. They hit me up. T.J. Watt texted me. Cam Heyward texted me, and they talked about me coming here.”
The Steelers instead signed All-Pro Patrick Peterson. Peterson retired after the 2023 season.
Slay joins Ramsey, Smith, DK Metcalf, and Aaron Rodgers as significant additions to the Steelers. Looking to win their first playoff game since the 2016 season, the Steelers are banking on veterans to break an eight-year drought not seen since the 1960s in Pittsburgh