Darius Demetrius Slay Jr. is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Slay played college football at Mississippi State University. He has been named one of the best defensive backs in the history of the NFL.
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Darius Demetrius Slay Jr. is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi State University. Slay is a native of Brunswick, Georgia, where he was a running back and defensive back at Brunswick High School. He rushed for over 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns in the 2008 season, and intercepted six passes with two touchdown returns. His junior season was shortened by a torn medial collateral ligament after he had rushed for 336 yards and six touchdowns in five games. On December 7, 2013, it was confirmed that Slay had suffered a torn meniscus during practice. The injury happened during a non-contact drill and was described as a “freak accident” by head coach Jim Schwartz. Slay was the fifth cornerback drafted in 2013, behind Dee Milliner, D. J. Hayden, Desmond Trufant, and Xavier Rhodes. He competed with Chris Houston and Bill Bentley throughout training camp in 2013 for the starting cornerback role. He earned his first start in his professional regular season debut during the 2013 season opener against the Minnesota Vikings and recorded four solo tackles and a pass deflection as the Lions won 34–24.
On September 28, 2014, Slay started the regular season-opener against the New York Giants and recorded three solo tackles, three pass deflections, and a 35–14 victory in a 35-14 victory. On October 31, Slay was demoted in favor of veteran Rashean Mathis and only appeared on special teams during the Lions’ Week 3 victory over the Washington Redskins. On November 14, 2014 he was named the starting corner for the Eagles against the San Francisco 49ers. The Eagles signed Slay to a four-year, USD 5. 28 million contract that included USD 3. 12 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of USD 2. 22 million. The contract includes a $500,000 signing bonus for Slay to play in the Super Bowl in February 2015. He has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame after being named one of the best defensive backs in the history of the NFL. He is also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He also lettered in basketball and was a standout track and field athlete in high school and was timed at 10. 9 seconds in the 100 meters and 22 second in the 200 meters.
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