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After 13 seasons in the NFL, there will be no more big plays from Darius Slay. On Monday, the veteran cornerback, who has spent time with the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles before playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers last season, made the stunning decision to retire from the NFL. The move comes after 13 seasons in the NFL.
Six-time Pro-Bowl CB Darius Slay is officially retiring from the NFL, he announced on social media. pic. twitter.
com/So0lz4Eq6G ā ESPN (@espn) March 16, 2026 "Dear football, I wanna thank you for all that you have done for me," Slay wrote in his announcement on social media. "I've been blessed to play the game I loved since I was five years old, for an amazing 13 years at the highest level. Football was my peace, my joy, my everything.
" "This game put me in a position to help take care of my family and loved ones, and I'm forever grateful. It's hard to say goodbye, but God has a new chapter for me, and I'm ready to turn the page and start my new journey. To all my Big Play fans, I will always appreciate the love and support y'all have given to me.
I couldn't have done it without you. " Slay was a six-time Pro Bowler and a one-time All-Pro during his NFL career, winning Super Bowl LIX as a starter with the Philadelphia Eagles to cap the 2024 season and finishing as the NFL co-leader in interceptions during 2017 with the Detroit Lions. He played in ten games and started nine with the Steelers in 2025 before mutually parting ways with the team.