Super Bowl winner Darius Slay set for release in shock move after Eagles win over Chiefs

The Eagles are releasing cornerback Darius Slay, according to a report.

Slay, 34, started each crippled successful the postseason and yet played a pivotal relation successful helping Philadelphia bushed the Chiefs 40-22.

But according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Super Bowl LIX winners are parting ways with the antiaircraft back.

Slay volition beryllium designated arsenic a post-June 1 release, redeeming the Eagles $4.3million successful headdress space.

Slay signed a three-year, $42million woody with the Eagles successful 2023, with $23million guaranteed astatine signing.

Since being initially traded to the squad from the Lions successful 2020, Slay has been a mainstay for the Philly defense, earning 3 Pro Bowl selections. 

He played 91.2 percent of the antiaircraft snaps successful the playoffs arsenic the Eagles went each the mode to the Super Bowl this twelvemonth earlier taking down Kansas City. 

Slay's wife, Jennifer, appeared to person an affectional absorption to the determination connected societal media.  

'Real tears,' she wrote on X.

Following the Eagles' Super Bowl parade successful Philadelphia connected February 14, Slay was fixed his ain parade successful his hometown of Brunswick, Georgia, arsenic the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

'I was going down the incorrect way for a minute,' Slay told media. 'But I got immoderate bully guidance and present I tin fto [the kids] cognize that it's imaginable to marque it.'

The Eagles person different pugnacious decisions to marque regarding their roster, arsenic antiaircraft tackle Milton Williams is acceptable to beryllium a escaped agent.

'Obviously, I'd emotion to beryllium backmost successful Philadelphia,' Williams told the Inquirer.

'But close now, I'm conscionable trying to bask this infinitesimal with my teammates. The remainder of that is going to instrumentality attraction of itself. I'm beauteous definite I'll extremity up wherever I'm expected to be. I'll conscionable enactment that successful God's hands.'

Offensive lineman Mekhi Becton volition besides beryllium an unrestricted escaped cause aft signing a one-year woody with the team.