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Darius Slay

CB

#2

Experience: 12 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 33

Weight: 190 lbs

College: Mississippi State

Biography

BIRDSEED

â–º Goes by "Slay" or "'Big Play' Slay" ... Only his grandmother has permission to call him "Darius" ... His father, Darius Sr., calls him "Junior"

â–º Slay was born when Darius Sr. and his mother, Stephanie Lowe, were just 14 and 13 years old, respectively ... Considers his mother a 'big sister' who is one of his best friends in life as well as his idol

â–º His oldest son, Darion, was born when Slay was 15 years old ... Was forced to grow up quickly and understood that he had to treat school more seriously ... Darion pushed Slay to become the best version of himself and also drove him toward the NFL ... Treats Darion like he is his younger brother and connects with him through football

â–º Married to his wife, Jennifer, who he views as one of his biggest influences ... Jennifer played basketball at Southwest Oklahoma State

â–º In 2018, opened the Big Play Slay Center of Excellence, which is an academic center in his hometown of Brunswick, GA

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

â–º Is a six-time Pro Bowl honoree (2018, '19, '20, '22, '23, '24) ... Also named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press in 2017

â–º Voted a team captain for the first time in his career in 2022, when he helped the Eagles defense make a Super Bowl LVII appearance

â–º Spent the first seven years of his career with Detroit (2013-19) ... Led the NFL with a career-high 8 INTs (tied) and 26 PDs in 2017

NOTES TO KNOW

â–º Leads all NFL players with 148 PDs since the 2013 campaign

Nicknames: Slay or Big Play ... Hobbies: "I'm great at every game I stream." ... Also enjoys golf and playing with his kids ... Biggest influence in his life: His son ... If he could play another sport: Basketball, would love to play for the Los Angeles Lakers because of Kobe Bryant, but would also play with Paul George or Kevin Durant ... If he could witness any sports moment: Kobe's 81-point game against Toronto ... Favorite sports moment: Playing in Super Bowl LVII ... Favorite movie: Life ... Favorite TV show: Scooby Doo

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2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    41
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    2

STANDINGS

Table - Summary
NFC EAST W L T PCT
Dallas Cowboys xz
Cowboys xz
12 5 0 0.706
Philadelphia Eagles x
Eagles x
11 6 0 0.647
New York Giants
Giants
6 11 0 0.353
Washington Commanders
Commanders
4 13 0 0.235
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Press Conferences: Jason Kelce, Fletcher Cox, and more | December 10, 2023

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Press Conferences: Dallas Goedert and Darius Slay | December 1, 2023

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Press Conferences: Brandon Graham, A.J. Brown, and Darius Slay | November 24, 2023

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Press Conferences: Reed Blankenship, Jalen Carter, and more | November 17, 2023

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Press Conferences: Reed Blankenship, Lane Johnson, and more | October 29, 2023

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Press Conferences: Jalen Carter, Dallas Goedert, and more | October 8, 2023

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Press Conferences: Jalen Carter, A.J. Brown, and Big Play Slay | September 29, 2023

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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
1 @Patriots W 25 - 20 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 70 70 70 1 0
2 Vikings W 34 - 28 5 1 6 5 0 0 1 0
3 @Buccaneers W 25 - 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 Commanders W 34 - 31 10 1 11 9 0 0 0 0
5 @Rams W 23 - 14 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
6 @Jets L 14 - 20
7 Dolphins W 31 - 17 4 0 4 4 0 0 2 1 16 16 16 0 0
8 @Commanders W 38 - 31 3 0 3 2 0 0 1 0
9 Cowboys W 28 - 23 5 3 8 2 0 0 1 0
11 @Chiefs W 21 - 17 4 0 4 3 0 0 2 0
12 Bills W 37 - 34 3 1 4 3 0 0 2 0
13 49ers L 19 - 42 5 0 5 4 0 0 0 0
14 @Cowboys L 13 - 33 3 1 4 3 0 0 3 0
15 @Seahawks L 17 - 20
16 Giants W 33 - 25
17 Cardinals L 31 - 35
18 @Giants L 10 - 27

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2013 Detroit Lions 13 4 27 7 34 26 0 0 5 0
2014 Detroit Lions 16 16 48 13 61 44 0 0 17 2 42 21 40 0 0
2015 Detroit Lions 16 16 48 11 59 46 0 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Detroit Lions 13 13 43 1 44 41 1 0 13 2 24 12 13 0 1
2017 Detroit Lions 16 16 54 6 60 53 0 0 26 8 73 9.1 37 0 0 1
2018 Detroit Lions 15 15 40 3 43 39 0 0 17 3 107 35.7 67 1 0
2019 Detroit Lions 14 14 36 10 46 34 0 0 13 2 19 9.5 19 0 0 1
2020 Philadelphia Eagles 15 14 53 6 59 50 0 0 6 1 25 25 25 0 0
2021 Philadelphia Eagles 16 16 40 12 52 37 0 0 9 3 76 25.3 51 1 0 2
2022 Philadelphia Eagles 17 17 40 15 55 38 0 0 14 3 17 5.7 19 0 0
2023 Philadelphia Eagles 12 12 48 9 57 41 0 0 15 2 86 43 70 1 0
TOTAL 163 153 477 93 570 449 1 0 148 28 469 16.8 70 3 1 4
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