Slay Attends Eagles Playoff Loss on Bills Reserve List

In a peculiar twist during the NFL playoffs, veteran cornerback Darius Slay attended the Philadelphia Eagles' Wild Card loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, even as he remains on the Buffalo Bills' reserve/did not report list following their claim of him off waivers last month.

The Bills, who defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier that day at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, to advance to the divisional round, had acquired the 34-year-old Slay in early December after the Pittsburgh Steelers waived him. Slay, a six-time Pro Bowl selection with 13 years of experience, did not report to the team in Buffalo. Instead, the Bills placed him on the reserve list, where he technically remains under contract as an active roster player. He is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

Slay's decision to skip Buffalo stemmed from his reluctance to relocate late in his career. In comments reported by NFL.com, he explained, "I just got out of Pittsburgh. I don't feel like packing up and moving again. I'm like bro, I'm 13 years in. I done did it. Now if they'd have called me at 28 years old, 29, I'd be like OK! That's a top...