The Philadelphia Eagles are set to release 6x Pro-Bowler Darius Slay Jr., who's been a mentor for their cornerback room for the better part of 5 years, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Sources told Rapoport that Slay is being designated as a post-June 1 cut,

The Philadelphia Eagles got things going with their offseason with the release of longtime cornerback Darius Slay, starting the restructuring of the NFL's No. 1 defense. Slay will be 35 next January and was designated as a post-June 1 cut.

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,