NFL All-Pro cornerback Darius Slay announces retirement after 13 seasons

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/slay-darius/63i9o8HM/"]Slay[/a], 35, took to social media to announce his retirement, stating, [b]"Football was my peace, my joy, everything."[/b][/p][embed guid="d9276e03-db5d-4cca-8b2a-38064917ed91" url="https://x.com/bigplay24slay/status/2033592315407720559?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The veteran got his career started in 2013 after the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-lions/boZWV3E7/"]Detroit Lions[/a] selected him in the second round of the NFL Draft that same year, where he would spend the first seven years of his career. [/p][p]In 2017, Slay had his monumental year, leading the league in both interceptions (8) and pass deflections (26), earning him First-Team All-Pro honours for the first and last time in his career. After his time in Detroit, Slay would go on to join the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-eagles/dGgVhRLK/"]Philadelphia Eagles[/a] for five years, eventually becoming a Super Bowl champion in 2025 in what was his final season with the team.[/p][p]After his Super Bowl victory with the Eagles, Slay went on to join the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-steelers/AXWJxS6R/"]Pittsburgh Steelers[/a] via free agency, where he played a career-low 10 games (nine starts). Throughout his entire career, Slay had never played in fewer than 12 games in a season, making him also one of the most durable corners of his era.[/p][p]Slay's 163 career pass deflections and 148 fumble return yards were the most by [i]any[/i] defensive player since 2013.[/p][p]He finished his career with 655 tackles, 28 interceptions, 17 tackles for loss, five defensive touchdowns, two forced fumbles, and one sack in 187 games (176 starts).[/p]