🦅 'Big Play Slay' is on his way out of Philly. Here is what NBCSPhilly has learned about the planned release of Darius Slay. flyeaglesfly
The Eagles had two options with this release. And according to a league source, they will designate Slay as a post-June 1 release. That will clear $17 million in cap space but they will have to carry his full $26.1 million cap hit through that date. It will eventually leave $8.6 million in dead money in 2023 and $13.8 million in dead money in 2024. It's basically a way of splitting up those dead cap charges.
Slay was still very good in 2022, but his play did decline some in the second half of the season. In the first eight games of the season, opponents completed just 49.1% of their passes for 248 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions throwing his way; good for a passer rating of 51.5. But in the last 12 games, that was up to 71.1% for 346 yards with 4 touchdowns, 0 INTs and a passer rating of 134.4.
While the Eagles are losing Slay, they were able to retain James Bradberry, who was a pending free agent. Bradberry is re-signing on a three-year, $38 million contract. Bradberry, 29, was a second-team All-Pro in 2022. The Eagles will also likely make a push to re-sign safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who is a pending free agent as well.
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