Mics Caught Darius Slay Showing Good Sportsmanship to Drake London After Eagles Loss

Tim Capurso | Sep 17, 2024

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay tackles Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London during the first quarter of Monday night's game at Lincoln Financial Field. / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay surrendered the go-ahead touchdown to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London in his team's disappointing, 22-21 loss at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday Night Football. After a defeat that saw multiple opportunities slip through the Eagles' fingers, one could hardly blame Slay had he not been keen on interacting with the Falcons on the field.

But in a perfect example of good sportsmanship, Slay shook hands with London, then praised him for his route-running on the touchdown reception. Mics picked up the exchange between the Eagles cornerback and Falcons wide receiver in a video posted onto ESPN's account on X (formerly Twitter).

"Good route. Good route."

Darius Slay showed love to Drake London after he beat him on the route to give the Falcons the win 😤 pic.twitter.com/i7GBFihJ4g
— ESPN (@espn) September 17, 2024

Slay then took some accountability for the loss on his own X account.

"That’s on me Philly!! I owe yall one. DAMN!!!!!" Slay wrote.

Whether or not they believe he was actually responsible for the loss or not, Eagles fans likely appreciate this level of accountability and sportsmanship from Slay.

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Published Sep 17, 2024

TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.