Darius Slay knows a thing or two about Ndamukong Suh.

The two played in Detroit together. So if anyone knows what Suh adds to the Philadelphia Eagles, it is Slay. And what he has to say about the veteran defensive tackle should encourage the Philadelphia faithful.

“He’d play hard for his team,” said the Eagles CB and captain at his locker on Thursday after the news broke that the Eagles were signing the defensive tackle for the remainder of the season.

“It’s never been a nasty thing about him. Everybody keeps thinking about all the times he did all the so-called dirty stuff, but he’s not a guy that does dirty stuff. A lot of people do the dirty stuff to him.”

Bringing more to the game

But Suh doesn't just add on-field skill. He is also bringing a sense of leadership to a locker room where that will only value it moving forward.

“He’ll always be my OG,” he said. “He taught me a lot of stuff. That’s my dog. I’m happy. I talked to him last night. He was happy and excited. Looking forward to it.

“He’s amazing. He’s an amazing dude, man. Great guy, a very loving guy, man. That’s my guy, that’s my dude. He’s really a good dude. He taught me a lot in Detroit (stayed in touch, etc.) … I told him he can come move in if he wants to. My wife and kids are in Houston. They’re coming down this week, but he can move in. I got a big house. I got a whole downstairs for him. Set up nice for him.”

Slay is clearly excited to be reunited with a guy that helped him get his start in the league. He knows that Suh adds exactly what Philadelphia is needing. The rest of the league should be scared. Philadelphia just got better.

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