Detriot Lions cornerback Darius Slay, who is nicknamed the Big Play Slay, is arguably one of the best in the league. He led the league with eight interceptions in 2017 and in passes defended with 34, so he was selected for his first career Pro Bowl in December.
Big Play Slay was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft after an impressive college career with Mississippi State.
Darius Slay’s bio
The six-foot athlete was born on January 1, 1991, in Brunswick, Georgia. He attended Brunswick High School where he was a three star athlete in football, track and basketball. During his high school career, he became a running back and a defensive back. Slay had 1,127 yards on 142 carries with 13 touchdowns and 336 rushing yards, and six touchdowns in five games in a tough season for juniors.
After an explosive high school stint, he had a stint at Itawamba Community College before transferring to Mississippi State University, where he graduated in 2013. He played for the Itawamba Indians and as a freshman, won first-team Mississippi Association of Community Colleges and Colleges for all states and national college athletes. The Association (NJCAA) All-Region 23 honors after 41 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack and two missed forfeits recorded in five games played. As a senior, he played in all nine games recording a total of 32 tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble catch, amassing three catches for 63 yards and a touchdown. With the record,
He joined Mississippi State on a scholarship In 2011 and in the two seasons he played for the Bulldogs football team, Slay recorded 64 tackles, six interceptions and two touchdowns in 26 games (13 starts) disputed.
NFL Career
After his college career, he was ranked in the top ten best potential running backs by scouts and analysts were projected. The majority of recount experts and NFL scouts had to choose a second or third round. True to his predictions, Darius Slay was selected by the Detriot Lions in the second round, the 36th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. After his draft, he signed a four-year contract worth $5.28 million. dollars with the Lions.
Early in his rookie season, he was named the starting cornerback to eventually start 4 of 13 games with a combined 34 tackles (27 solo) and six passes defended. In 2014, he took over the reins and started all 16 games. He finished the season with 61 fights (48 solo), 17 deflections on 17 assists and two interceptions.
Having established his form as an asset in the defensive position, he was tapped as the starting cornerback for the 2015 regular season. During the season, he had a season-high seven combined tackles, as well as two deflections by the pass, in a 35-27 win over the New Orleans Saints. Slay had 59 combined tackles (48 solo), 13 passing deflections and two interceptions at the end of the season.
The Detriot Lions extended Slay’s contract in Four years later, on July 29, 2016, he signed a contract for $50.2 million. Although a hamstring injury eluded him, he missed three of 16 matches played in the regular season of the same season. first career sack there. He fired quarterback Brian Hoyer for a seven-yard first-quarter loss in the Lions’ 17-14 loss to the Chicago Bears in October. He finished the season with 44 combined fights (43 solo), 13 passes defended, two interceptions, a sack, and a forced fumble.
Darius Slay had his special season in 2017 in which he was also named Pro Bowler. After being selected as a starter, he managed to record many highs and lead the league in several categories. In a game against the New York Giants in September, he had eight combined tackles and two pass deflections, a season-high, and recorded multiple interceptions (2) in a single game for the first time in his career. Quarterback Matt Ryan intercepted two passes in a 36-26 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. On December 26, he also recorded his second multiple interception after intercepting two passes from quarterback Mitchell Trubisky as the Lions beat the Chicago Bears (20-10).
He led the league with eight interceptions in 2017, two more than his first four seasons combined and 34 passes defended. Slay started in all 16 games and finished with 60 combined fights (54 solo), a career-high 26 deflections and eight interceptions. Thus, he was not surprised that he received the “Pro Bowl” mention, the first of his career, on December 20, 2017. He was also named First Team All-Pro of the season and co-leader of the NFL Interception.
Darius Slay had undoubtedly become one of the best corners in the league, a guy who can play in any defense. With his speed, instinct, skill and ability, he will surely be the best he can be as he continues to up his game, one day becoming a Hall of Famer.
Family – Parents, Girlfriend, Wife, Son
Darius Slay was born to his teenage parents, Stephanie Lowe (née Walthour) and Darius Slay Sr. His mother was only 13 at the time of his birth while his father was 14. Although the situation is more like children giving birth to a child, Slay remains grateful to his parents for giving him the opportunity to live and appreciated that there is not much difference in age. between them. He described his parents as honest adults and described the experience of being raised by teenagers as a great experience, saying his parents taught him a lot and he learned a lot.
Years later, the Lions cornerback towed the path of his parents. He was only 15 and a freshman in high school when he became the parent of his son, Darion. Despite the fact that at this time his impending fatherhood was shocking and made him nervous, he believes he plays a big role in maturing him and his son to keep him grounded and focused.
He has another son, Demetrius Trenton Slay, 2015 by a different woman. That same year, he started dating Jennifer William. The duo tied the knot on June 17, 2017 in Brunswick, Georgia, after having their first child together, Slay’s first daughter, earlier in February.
Jennifer was born in Clinton Oklahoma to KellyGaunt graduated from Clinton High School in 2012. Alumnus of SWOSU (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), she played basketball as a guard.
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