Darius Slay not reporting to Bills as he mulls NFL future

veteran cornerback darius slaywhich was claimed Bills On waivers Wednesday, unsure whether he wants to continue playing and will not report to Buffalo.

“Slay is honored to have a first-class organization like the Bills claim him, but he is taking some time away from football for now and will decide in the next few days whether he wants to continue playing,” Slay’s agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

The Bills did not list Slay on the team’s injury report because he did not report for a physical and he was not on the league’s daily transaction wire in any capacity. He remains in the team’s 53-man roster.

In the process of claiming Slay on waivers, the team waived the cornerback. Ja’Marcus Ingram In this move. houston texansHowever, he took advantage of the opportunity and claimed Ingram off waivers on Thursday. The Texans placed former Bills defensive tackle Tim Settle on injured reserve.

If Slay does not play for Buffalo, the team has now lost significant depth in the secondary without any real gain in the final month of the regular season. Ingram was a key backup and special teams player.

Bills coach Sean McDermott did not speak to the media Thursday.

Slay, 34, was released pittsburgh steelers On Tuesday, both parties agreed to part ways by mutual consent. He was a healthy scratch in the Steelers’ loss to the Bills on Sunday as Pittsburgh opted to punt instead asante samuel jr On the active roster for the game.

Slay played in 10 games for Pittsburgh this season, starting nine of them. He recorded 3 passes defensed, 1 fumble recovery, 36 total tackles and 1 tackle for loss.

they won the super bowl with it eagles Last season, a five-year term was agreed to in Philadelphia. The Eagles have also placed a waiver claim for Slay, a source told ESPN, confirming a report from NFL Network. However, the bills were given higher priority in the amnesty process.

A six-time Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro in 2017, Slay has 28 interceptions, 163 passes defensed and 655 tackles in his 13-season career, starting with detroit lionsWho selected him in the second round of the 2013 draft.

ESPN’s Tim McManus contributed to this report.