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Feb 5, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay Jr. speaks with the media during a press conference at Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nPhiladelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay said that he plans to play next season, the final year of his three-year, $42 million contract.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Fresh off their Super Bowl victory, the Eagles may need to rework Slay’s contract to lower their salary cap number or release the 34-year-old altogether. Those options became more appealing on the heels of Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell coming off successful rookie seasons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “I’ve got one more left (on my contract), but you know how that works,” Slay said recently on the St. Brown Podcast. “Whatever they want to do, I might re-sign back, hopefully. If I ain’t, we’ll see what I’m doing because I do want to play one more year, for sure.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n At that point, Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown floated the idea of a possible return to the place with which Slay began his NFL career: Detroit. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n “If it is, it is. If it ain’t, it ain’t,” Slay said. “For sure, the two spots I would love to always be at is Philly or Detroit. The main two, the main ones I’d love to be at.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Slay recorded 49 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 14 games (all starts) last season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Slay had 619 tackles, 28 interceptions — including three returned for touchdowns — and five fumble recoveries in 177 career games (167 starts) with the Lions and Eagles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n