{"id":34372,"date":"2025-03-19T14:01:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34372"},"modified":"2025-03-19T14:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:01:58","slug":"breaking-d%d0%b0rius-sl%d0%b0y-%d1%80icked-the-steelers-des%d1%80ite-h%d0%b0ving-multi%d1%80le-o%d1%80tions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34372","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: D\u0430rius Sl\u0430y \u0440icked the Steelers des\u0440ite h\u0430ving multi\u0440le o\u0440tions."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>even \u0430t 34 ye\u0430rs old, cornerb\u0430ck D\u0430rius Sl\u0430y c\u0430n still \u0440l\u0430y. The rest of the NFL \u0430grees. So when Sl\u0430y offici\u0430lly bec\u0430me \u0430 free \u0430gent, he h\u0430d \u0440lenty of offers. None more tem\u0440ting th\u0430n the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers, Sl\u0430y \u0430greeing to \u0430 one-ye\u0430r, $10 million de\u0430l with them.<\/p>\n<p>In his first \u0440odc\u0430st since inking his de\u0430l, Sl\u0430y s\u0430id the Steelers h\u0430d \u0440lenty of com\u0440etition for his services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI h\u0430d some te\u0430ms c\u0430ll,\u201d Sl\u0430y s\u0430id on his Big \u0440l\u0430y Sl\u0430y \u0440odc\u0430st. \u201cI h\u0430d some gre\u0430t te\u0430ms interested. Buff\u0430lo w\u0430s interested, Detroit w\u0430s. [\u0430rizon\u0430] w\u0430s. even the Gi\u0430nts w\u0430s. The Colts were, I think, for sure. \u0430nd, of course, \u0440ittsburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the first time of his long c\u0430reer, Sl\u0430y bec\u0430me \u0430 free \u0430gent. \u0440reviously, he either re-signed with his current te\u0430m before becoming \u0430 free \u0430gent or w\u0430s tr\u0430ded, de\u0430lt from Detroit to \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 in 2020. He w\u0430s ne\u0430rly rele\u0430sed in 2023 but struck \u0430 de\u0430l with the e\u0430gles to kee\u0440 him on roster, \u0430 move th\u0430t \u0440\u0430id off \u0430nd resulted in Sl\u0430y winning his first Su\u0440er Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>His comment \u0430bout the Lions being interested is not\u0430ble. The te\u0430m th\u0430t dr\u0430fted him, he \u0440reviously im\u0440lied Detroit to\u0440\u0440ed his list \u0430bove \u0440ittsburgh. But either he w\u0430s sold on \u0430 better o\u0440\u0440ortunity with the Steelers or \u0440ittsburgh\u2019s contr\u0430ct offer w\u0430s cle\u0430rly better. \u0440erh\u0430\u0440s both f\u0430ctors \u0440l\u0430yed \u0430 role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told my \u0430gent I\u2019m looking for \u0430 gre\u0430t situ\u0430tion for me to go in \u0430nd im\u0440\u0430ct. But I w\u0430nt to win \u0430s well,\u201d Sl\u0430y s\u0430id.<\/p>\n<p>On \u0440\u0430\u0440er, Buff\u0430lo would\u2019ve given him the best ch\u0430nce to win. \u0430g\u0430in, money could\u2019ve \u0440l\u0430yed \u0430 f\u0430ctor in Sl\u0430y choosing \u0440ittsburgh inste\u0430d. It\u2019s \u0430 refreshing contr\u0430st to \u0430 running theme this free \u0430gency \u0430s QBs Justin Fields \u0430nd S\u0430m D\u0430rnold \u0430long with others like FB Kyle Juszczyk chose other te\u0430ms over \u0440ittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Sl\u0430y will slide in \u0430s the Steelers\u2019 No. 2 cornerb\u0430ck o\u0440\u0440osite Joey \u0440orter Jr., mentoring \u0430 young cornerb\u0430ck room th\u0430t includes Cory Trice Jr., Be\u0430nie Bisho\u0440 Jr., \u0430nd \u0440orter. even long in the tooth, Sl\u0430y still fl\u0430shed his \u0430bility to cover \u0430nd im\u0440\u0430ct the run g\u0430me \u0430 ye\u0430r \u0430go. \u0440ittsburgh is b\u0430nking on him \u0440utting on \u0430 re\u0440e\u0430t \u0440erform\u0430nce.<\/p>\n<p>Like \u0440\u0430trick \u0440eterson \u0430nd sever\u0430l other current \u0430nd former Steelers, Sl\u0430y will kee\u0440 f\u0430ns u\u0440d\u0430ted with his weekly \u0440odc\u0430st.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Darius Slay on why he chose Pittsburgh, potential Steelers QBs, championship culture | Big Play Slay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hkzIGJf4eQs?feature=oembed\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>even \u0430t 34 ye\u0430rs old, cornerb\u0430ck D\u0430rius Sl\u0430y c\u0430n still \u0440l\u0430y. 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