During the spring when Slay first met with the new coaching staff, he expressed his desire to be the guy, to be the number one cornerback. Slay, never one to shy away from competition, wanted to travel with the opposing teams number one receiver. “Of course, for me being a competitor, that’s what I want to do. (Gannon) knows that too. We’ll see when the season comes up though.”
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Big Play, Don’t Call Him Darius, Slay
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Eagles 2022 Early Draft Need Preview, With Potential First Rounders
I would like to preface this by saying, I can’t imagine the Eagles will actually use three first round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. I would imagine they deal one (or more) away to a QB needy team to grab an extra second or third round pick in 2022, and push the first round… Continue reading Eagles 2022 Early Draft Need Preview, With Potential First Rounders
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