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.

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 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.