The Philadelphia Eagles kept a key player
The Philadelphia Eagles had to make a few hard decisions after making the Super Bowl with one of the best top-to-bottom rosters in the NFL. This offseason, the team knew they couldn’t keep everyone for the 2023 season due to cap space limitations. The Eagles were able to extend cornerback Darius Slay. Slay recently admitted he almost joined an AFC contender.
Slay recently said on his Big Play Slay podcast that he was considering signing with the Baltimore Ravens this offseason:
“I was this close, this close. But I wanted to be an Eagle. I stayed an Eagle because I know me and Howie [Roseman] 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. I was almost a different bird.”
The five-time Pro Bowl cornerback will be a massive boost to an Eagles defense that was one of the most formidable units in the NFL last season.