Forget “Slay all day.” The Buffalo Bills might not get Darius Slay for a single day.
Veteran cornerback Darius Slay, who the Bills claimed off waivers less than 24 hours prior, will not report to Buffalo, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Bills claimed Slay on Wednesday after the Pittsburgh Steelers waived the six-time Pro Bowler on Tuesday. Buffalo had hoped the 13-year veteran and Super Bowl 59 champion could bolster its secondary for the stretch run and playoffs. The Bills released cornerback Ja’Marcus Ingram to make room for Slay.
“Slay is honored that a first-class organization like the Bills claimed him, but he is going to take some time away from football right now and decide in the next few days if he wants to keep playing,” agent Drew Rosenhaus told Schefter.
Slay, 34, played 10 games for Pittsburgh this season before the sides “mutually agreed to part ways,” according to Schefter’s reporting via Rosenhaus. In his career, Slay has 28 interceptions and 655 tackles while playing for the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Steelers.
Buffalo hosts the Cincinnati Bengals at 1 p.m. Sunday.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Darius Slay considering retirement day after Bills claim him off waivers
Reporting by Ryan Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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