Super Bowl champion veteran or rookie, every player released this time of year is subject to waivers. For Darius Slay, that meant being claimed by the Buffalo Bills after the Pittsburgh Steelers waived him earlier this week. But Slay opted against reporting while he considers his football future. In his first interview since being cut, claimed, and declining to appear, Slay explained his situation.
“It was a little mutual decision, man,” Slay told Speakeasy’s Emmanuel Acho of leaving Pittsburgh in an interview posted shortly after midnight Friday. “Me and [Mike Tomlin] chopped it up.