Darius Slay finally got his wish. The Detroit Lions traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles. Slay had been a bit disgruntled with Detroit ever since they traded away Quandre Diggs, and with the signing of Desmond Trufant, Slay was deemed expendable.
Detroit received Philadelphia's 3rd and 5th round picks in exchange for Slay. The Eagles then immediately signed Slay to a 3-year deal, paying him $50 million total, with $30 million guaranteed. That works out to $16.6 million per year. Desmond Trufant, meanwhile, will be making $10.5 million in Detroit, giving Detroit more salary cap space. Based on their offseason moves so far, Detroit is completely overhauling the defense that was ranked #31 in total yards allowed, #32 in pass yards allowed, #20 in rushing yards allowed, and #26 in scoring. In addition to the moves already made, it is widely expected that if Detroit stays at #3 in the draft, that they will continue to rebuild the defense by taking a defensive player, whether it's Chase Young, Jeffrey Okudah, or Isaiah Simmons, with their pick.
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