The Buffalo Bills' defense has a new face in the secondary with veteran cornerback Darius Slay joining the roster. Slay, who turns 35 on New Year’s Day, was one of many notable veteran free agent signings by the Pittsburgh Steelers that didn’t turn out quite as well as the franchise might have hoped.
Slay was effectively benched against the Bills in their win over Pittsburgh last Sunday. He was a healthy scratch with Mike Tomlin and his staff wanting to get a better look at Asante Samuel, Jr., who they signed in mid-November.
While Tomlin said after the game that it wasn’t an indictment on Slay, rather just an exercise in getting Samuel back on the field, Slay and the team agreed to mutually part ways.