Darius Slay was “this close” to signing with the Baltimore Ravens this offseason.
“I was almost – this close – a Baltimore Raven,” Slay said on his podcast this week. “I was this close. This close.”
“But I wanted to be an Eagle, I stayed an Eagle, because I know me and [Eagles’ general manager 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.”
The five-time Pro Bowl corner was granted permission by the Philadelphia Eagles in early March to seek a trade ahead of his final contract year. If a trade wasn’t made, Slay would be released, which would save the Eagles approximately $17.5 million in 2023.