Before Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay re-upped with the team this offseason, there were thoughts that he might sign someplace else.
Slay admitted on his podcast recently that he almost became a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Slay said although the Ravens offered him a great contract, Eagles’ management convinced him to stay.
"I was almost, this close, a Baltimore Raven. But I wanted to be an Eagle. I stayed an Eagle because I know we were going to figure something out."
-Darius Slay said Ravens offered what he wanted but Eagles worked out a new contract https://t.co/pKsCowO4sO
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“I was almost — this close — a Baltimore Raven,” he said. “I was this close. This close. But I wanted to be an Eagle, I stayed an Eagle, because I know me and Howie were going to figure something out. But the Baltimore Ravens were the first team that called, and they offered just what I wanted, and I just said, if the Eagles do that, I’m going to stay an Eagle. It was nice. I almost was a Raven.”
That would have been a huge loss for the Eagles had the Ravens managed to steal away Slay. The Eagles’ secondary was a liability last season and it basically cost them the Super Bowl in the closing seconds of that game.
The Eagles need to add some pieces to their secondary to help Slay if they intend on making the Super Bowl again next season. Re-signing him was a good start.
