Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay will get a chance to go to his first Pro Bowl this season, but he isn’t super psyched about the opportunity. The All-Star event hadn’t received much interest to begin with in past seasons, and now the NFL moved it from Hawaii to Orlando.
Slay felt snubbed last season, but apparently all he really cares about is getting a free vacation.
From ESPN’s Michael Rothstein:
“As long as my teammates really see me as a Pro Bowl player, I ain’t really worried because I feel it’s a politic thing anyway,” Slay said. “But I would just like to. But, I’m mad. Is the Pro Bowl even in Hawaii no more? It’s really pointless. That’s what I really wanted to do.
“That’s why I wanted to go. I’d rather just get the All-Pro status and don’t go Pro Bowl. Because I just really wanted to go to Hawaii, really wanted to just to go to Hawaii for the free.”
He’s not even interested in the dodgeball and relay race competitions the NFL is adding to the Pro Bowl this year?
Slay signed a four-year, $48 million contract in July, so I’m pretty sure he can afford his own Hawaii vacation. Then again, here’s what Slay tweeted earlier today about vacations.
Create a life that u don't need a vacation from….
— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) December 14, 2016
Has the NFL’s hypocrisy has begun trickling down to the players, or is this Slay saying he’s not interested in a vacation to Orlando, Hawaii, or anywhere else?
At 9-4, the Lions lead the NFC North and are in line for a first round bye. If they can reach their first Super Bowl ever, Slay won’t have to worry about declining a trip to Orlando.
[ESPN]
