Darius Slay is staying with the Eagles after signing a 2-year, $42 million contract extension, but the Pro Bowl cornerback almost followed Dennard Wilson to the AFC North.
During a recent episode of his “Big Play Slay” Podcast on The Volume network, the veteran cornerback says he was initially released and ultimately re-signed by Philadelphia.
According to Over the Cap’s potential transaction chart, the Eagles could have easily created $12 million in salary cap space by restructuring Slay’s deal.
With a Post June 1 release, Philadelphia would have created $17.5 million in cap space and $8.6 million in a dead salary cap.
Had the Eagles cut Slay immediately, they would have gained $3 million in cap space while gaining $22.4 million in dead cap space.
Slay provided the behind-the-scenes negotiation process and revealed that he landed a similar offer from the Ravens that nearly convinced him to move to Baltimore.
