Eagles' Darius Slay shares important announcement ahead of playoff run
The Philadelphia Eagles have been without top cornerback Darius Slay for four weeks as he makes his way back from knee surgery, but the wait is finally over. Slay will officially return to the lineup just in time for the Birds' first playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he announced on his podcast "Big […]
The Philadelphia Eagles have been without top cornerback Darius Slay for four weeks as he makes his way back from knee surgery, but the wait is finally over.
Slay will officially return to the lineup just in time for the Birds' first playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he announced on his podcast "Big Play Slay" this week.
"The knee is feeling good,” Slay said. “Did a lot of drills this week. I’m saying I’m feeling good, getting in the rotation. It’s go time now. It’s playoff time now, playoff football, and [you] best believe I will be out there. And I know y’all be like, ‘Dang, Slay! How you heal so fast from a torn meniscus?’ The average person don’t heal as fast as I do from a torn meniscus. This is a clean body. I’m talking about no drinking, no nothing. We just vibe, and I’m just high off energy. It’s just due justice.
“And then of course I got great treatment. The Eagles training staff is just amazing at what they do. They’ve been doing a great job to get me right and get me ready to return. So speedy recovery for myself, and I thank them because without them it would be tough out here. But the strength coaches, the equipment people, and everything I need to be prepared to play, they did a great job of getting myself ready to go. So I thank them and I’m looking forward to being out there on the field.”
Slay returned to practice last week as a limited participant but did not play in the Eagles' regular-season finale against the New York Giants and instead, was forced to watch his team crumble from the sidelines.
“I’m too ready. It’s been boring," Slay continued. "It’s hard to watch from the sideline when I can contribute. So I’m looking forward to returning back in Tampa. It’s a lot of my family that’s down that way. …It could be like a home game for me, and I’m looking forward to it, man. It’s gonna be fun. And it’s going to be warm, so that’s a good thing about us in these playoffs right now, playing away, there’s going to be a lot of warm games, so I appreciate that. I hate the cold. I don’t do too well in the cold, so thankfully I’ve got a good warm game to play in in Tampa. I hope it don’t rain, that’s the only thing."
Rain or shine, however, Slay is back.
“Philly fans, your boy is back, so y’all don’t need to do no tweeting, no Instagramming asking me if I’m back," Slay said. "I’m telling y’all right now from the horse’s mouth. Slay is back. We ready to go out there, compete, and catch these dubs.”
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