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‘We Had The Same Thing Last Year’: Slay Shares Lessons From Philadelphia After Shaky Defensive Start

Nobody would blame you if you think the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense is doomed after the first two games of the 2025 season. But there is still plenty of time to turn things around. Just ask Darius Slay and the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles.

“I told ’em, ‘I ain’t gonna bring up my last year team.’ ‘Cause Philly, we had the same type of schedule. And we started off the same way 1-1. We wasn’t feeling like we living up to the Philly standard,” Slay said of veteran defenders talking in the locker room Sunday after the Steelers’ disappointing loss to the Seahawks via The Richard Sherman Podcast.