Darius Slay apologizes to Eagles fans on his “Big Play Slay” podcast

It’s been a long couple of days for Eagles cornerback Darius Slay. After the Eagles blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Slay became the center of attention on social media after posting a controversial tweet after the game, followed by an appearance on the Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons’ podcast.

After the Birds 33-16 loss, Slay took to social media — as many do now — but instead of taking any accountability for the loss, he reminded fans of his greatness, in a now deleted post on X.

Slay recently addressed the drama on his latest Big Play Slay podcast episodes.

“I will take accountability for posting my stats like that,” Slay said. “I shouldn’t have done that, but y’all got under my skin, I’m not going to lie. Y’all got under my skin for the first time. Because I put a lot of work into this, man. I train my (expletive) off, work my (expletive) off and try to be the best role model and leader I can be.

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“Y’all was just attacking the dude. I got in my feelings a little bit so I apologize to Eagles fans. That was wrong for me to do that. That was kind of a selfish act. That’s not me, that’s not my character.”

But his post after the game wasn’t the only incident that upset Eagles fans. Slay appeared on The Edge With Micah Parsons to react to teammate CJ Gardner-Johnson’s pregame trash talk.

Parsons and Gardner-Johnson have a rocky relationship. The pair were recently involved in a social media spat over Gardner-Johnson’s comments on the New Orleans Saints — labeling the team as “pretenders.”

“I feel as if a lot of Eagles fans are very upset about me being on the podcast with Micah Parsons,” Slay said. “To be honest, I’ve known Micah way before he became a Dallas Cowboy. We trained together when he was coming out as a young guy. We grew a great relationship. When we play the Dallas Cowboys — away or home — we both use each other’s tickets. His family sits by my family, my family sits by his family.

“But I do understand the conflict between the Eagles and Cowboys. It’s real beef. I’m not a real controversial person, I’m cool with everybody and I know y’all don’t like that because it’s not the Philly style.”

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Slay recently disabled the comments on X after hearing fans question his leadership and his captain title with the Eagles.

“I have a hardworking man,” Slay said. “I try to give you the best effort I can to win, that’s why I have a C on my chest. I don’t lead in any type of way. Yes, I turned off my comments on Twitter. I did a lot of stuff because it’s like hey, we are human. Y’all can get to us too.

“I have to ignore some of that stuff. But for people to say take your C off because of this. I lead in a different type of way. I’m not a big vocal guy like (Jalen) Hurts. I have the joyful side of the leadership. I’m gonna put smiles on your face. I bring a different type of energy that the team needs. I leave the serious stuff to Hurts.”

As the 2-2 Eagles head into the bye week, Slay leaves fans with this message.

“Philly fans please, please. Just trust your boy, I’m here with you all. We have one. What we can’t have is dividing.”

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