There already was chatter building about six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay’s future. He announced that he wants to play one more season and then hang up his cleats and call it a career. Slay was under contract for one more season with the Eagles,

He was a terrific cornerback and a mentor to his heir, Quinyon Mitchell. But there's no need to panic over whether the Eagles can thrive without him. They can.

The Darius Slay era in Philadelphia has been exciting, but it's ending, and the player who could be a future Hall of Fame cornerback has started to ponder retirement. Slay just wrapped up his 12th NFL season at age 34,