Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions' decision to trade Darius Slay to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Detroit Free Press
They came fast and furious after news of his trade to the Philadelphia Eagles broke, tweets from current and former Detroit Lions and others across the NFL wishing Darius Slay well and congratulating him on his new home and new deal.
Slay retweeted dozens and dozens that felt like thousands of tweets to anyone who had notifications turned on for his posts, and he made others into a long-running story on Instagram.