NFL news: Darius Slay considering retirement after being claimed by Bills
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The Buffalo Bills claimed cornerback Darius Slay off waivers earlier this week in hopes of strengthening their second-seeded team in the playoffs, but Darius appeared hesitant to continue his career.
Slay is delaying reporting to the Bills to take time to consider his future, his agent Drew Rosenhaus said Thursday.
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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay (23) reacts as he takes the field against the Indianapolis Colts at Acrisure Stadium on November 2, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)
“Slay is honored to have a top-notch organization like the Bills claim him, but he will take some time away from football at this time and will decide over the next few days whether he wants to continue playing,” Rosenhaus told the Associated Press.
34-year-old Slay will turn 35 on New Year’s Eve. He spent the first half of the season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He joined Pittsburgh after helping the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl title in 2024. He played 10 games for the Steelers before the two parted ways. Pittsburgh waived him to make room for wide receiver Adam Thielen.
In these 10 games, he had 36 steals, three deflections and a fumble recovery performance.
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay (23) takes the field against the Cleveland Browns at Acrisure Stadium on October 12, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)
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If Slay doesn’t report, Buffalo may have lost a player in the process. The team allowed linebacker Ja’Marcus Ingram to make room for Slay. The Houston Texans acquired Ingram on Thursday.
Slay would be joined by depth in the secondary with Tre’Dacious White and rookie Maxwell Hairston, who played alongside Christian Benford for most of the season.
The cornerback was a standout player at Mississippi State and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played seven years with the Lions, earning an All-Pro selection and three Pro Bowl honors.
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He then joined the Eagles in 2020 and played for them through the 2024 season, earning three more Pro Bowl honors.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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