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Darius Slay Had a Friendly, NSFW Message for Former Teammate Matthew Stafford

Ryan Phillips

Darius Slay had three pass breakups during the Philadelphia Eagles' 28-22 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Darius Slay had three pass breakups during the Philadelphia Eagles' 28-22 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs. / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
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Darius Slay still has love for his former quarterback, but also wants doesn't want to be targeted by him.

After Slay's Philadelphia Eagles beat the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 in the divisional round of the playoffs on Sunday, the veteran cornerback had a message for Matthew Stafford.

When asked about facing Stafford, who was Slay's teammate on the Detroit Lions from 2013 until 2019, he had a heartfelt but humorous response.

"It was fun as hell until he started trying me the last two drives," Slay said, per Olivia Reiner of the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Like goddamn, Staff. Like, damn. Calm the f--k down. Like, s--t. I know you've been slinging this motherf---er. Sling that motherf---er somewhere else."

Slay finished the day leading the Eagles in tackles with six and he broke up three passes. Stafford threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns, but also had two fumbles, one of which he lost on a key second-half drive.

The Eagles had the last laugh and will host the NFC championship game next week.

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RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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