therealbig3 wrote:Why would Eagles release Slay? He had a great year and is one of the best corners in the league. I get that they have Quinyon and Cooper, but Cooper is a NB, and having Mitchell and Slay on the outside is what makes that secondary great.
Just curious, can someone explain the benefits for the Eagles in terms of just releasing him? Does it free up money so that they can re-sign guys like Becton and Baun?
Slay is always injured. Even in 2024 it seemed like he would literally get injured every single game. It was like a weekly event “Darius slay is in the medical tent”. Luckily most times he was able to come back and play later in the same game and when he was playing he was playing pretty good but that luck might run out.
There’s also younger CBs that I’d prefer to give a shot at cb. Dejean is an option but I really love him as that hybrid role where he plays a little bit of everything and I think the eagles do too. I’d see what kelee ringo can do and maybe bring Isaiah rodgers back.
As far as the rest of the free agents go, personally I think the only big free agent the eagles bring back is Zack Baun, but it sounds like his market is really hot so we will see.
