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,

The Eagles’ decision to release Darius Slay on Monday should be neither surprising nor alarming. Slay’s career arc and contract suggested that this move was likely, even a formality, and no one should panic about it.

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,