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Richard Sherman: Darius Slay 'doesn't get enough credit' because he plays for Lions

Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay speaks to the media in Miami on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, just days before the Super Bowl. Detroit Free Press

If the Detroit Lions decide to trade Darius Slay in the coming weeks, another team will be getting a player that Richard Sherman considers on the short list of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.

Asked at Super Bowl LIV to name the top cornerbacks playing today, Sherman mentioned a group of cover men that included Slay, New England's Stephon Gilmore, Buffalo's Tre’Davious White, the Rams' Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville's A.J. Bouye, Denver's Chris Harris and Miami's Xavien Howard.