Agent: CB Darius Slay deciding whether to keep playing

Field Level Media|published: 12/04/2025, 12:52pm EST

Sep 26, 2025; Maynooth, Ireland; Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay (23) during practice at Carton House. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Cornerback Darius Slay is not sure he wants to keep playing and will not report to Buffalo, his agent said Thursday.

The six-time Pro Bowler was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday and claimed by the Bills on Wednesday.

"Slay is honored that a first-class organization like the Bills claimed him, but he is going to take some time away from football right now and decide in the next few days if he wants to keep playing," agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN.

Signed to a one-year, $10 million contract in the offseason, Slay was a healthy scratch in the Steelers' 26-7 loss to the Bills on Sunday. That move came on the heels of Slay being benched in favor of James Pierre during a 31-28 setback to the Chicago Bears in Week 12.

Slay, who turns 35 on New Year's Day, has 36 tackles and one fumble recovery in 10 games (nine starts) this season.

He has 28 career interceptions and 163 passes defensed in 187 games (176 starts) with the Detroit Lions (2013-19), Philadelphia Eagles (2020-24) and Steelers (2025). He was drafted in the second round by Detroit in 2013.

--Field Level Media