Wild Story: Darius Slay was en route to the Eagles sideline when Buffalo called

Darius Slay really wanted to come back to the Eagles last season. So much so that when Buffalo — the team that ended up making a push for him after his release from Pittsburgh — came calling, he basically shut it down on the spot.

In a podcast clip making the rounds, Slay said he was in the middle of booking a flight to Los Angeles for the Eagles-Chargers Week 14 matchup when Buffalo reached out. Literally right as he was locking in plans to go join the Eagles, the Bills tried to swoop in.

Darius Slay: “I don’t know what [Buffalo] was thinking”

Insane Story: Darius Slay was set to fly to Los Angeles to join the Eagles' sideline against the Chargers and sign with the team then the Bills called.

“I don't know what they were thinking.”

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— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 22, 2026

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Usually, I’d be a boomer about stuff like this — a player trying to force his way to a specific team just because he can. In Darius Slay’s case, I’m pretty indifferent.

For one, he wanted to come back to Philly. I can always respect that. And two, he was 34, staring down the final year of his career. I don’t blame him for not wanting to go to Buffalo. Would you want to spend your last season in that frozen wasteland? I don’t think so.

I don’t know if Slay would’ve made any real, tangible difference for the Birds this past year. But it is nice knowing he had the Eagles circled from the jump.