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Darius Slay Says He Didn’t Respect Lions’ Matt Patricia as a Person Before Trade
Mark Tenally/Associated PressIt’s safe to say cornerback Darius Slay is not a fan of Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia, and he was vocal about it following the trade that sent him to the Philadelphia Eagles.”I wanted to stay for a minute, but I knew how me and Matt Patricia were, and that wasn’t going…
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It's safe to say cornerback Darius Slay is not a fan of Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia, and he was vocal about it following the trade that sent him to the Philadelphia Eagles.
“I wanted to stay for a minute, but I knew how me and Matt Patricia were, and that wasn't going to last long,” Slay said during a Thursday interview with WJR radio in Detroit (h/t Justin Rogers of the Detroit News).
According to Rogers, Slay added that “he didn't respect Matt Patricia as a person” before the trade and knew their relationship was destroyed after the first year, though their second season together in 2019 was smoother.
Earlier in the day, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the Eagles traded a third-round pick and a fifth-rounder in the 2020 NFL draft for Slay.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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