Eagles' Slay apologizes to fans after outburst and loss

Ben Brigandi

•
Eagles' Slay apologizes to fans after outburst and loss image

Getty Images

Darius Slay said he's sorry. And, for Philadelphia Eagles fans, that may have to be good enough as they digest Sunday's defeat.

Slay was protecting his X account on Sunday night as he deleted a tweet touting his career after his Philadelphia Eagles lost 33-16 at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

Good to see Darius Slay has his priorities in order pic.twitter.com/WgWhfyAwPP

— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) September 29, 2024

His account could be seen here: 
​

Slay could also be seen on Sunday waving an “incomplete” sign after an end zone drop by Kameron Johnson during a goal-line stand in the first half. Tampa Bay settled for a field goal. Problem was, that made the score 24-0 Bucs. 

Darius Slay (after getting beat by 3+ yards on the goal line and the WR dropped the pass):

“Incomplete” pic.twitter.com/9nISp5VHXW

— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) September 29, 2024

Coach Nick Sirianni took heat for the nature of the loss heading into the bye, saying “it starts with me,” but Slay did himself no favors either. It’s a given that players can criticize the other team, their own team, the officials, the NFL, and of course the media. But they can’t criticize the fans, and that goes double in a sports-mad city like Philadelphia. 

Needless to say, this wasn’t going over well with the fans.

darius slay is 33 in his 11th nfl season and is tweeting his owns career stats an hour after his team lost

— drew (@sixersruinedme) September 29, 2024

Making three straight Pro Bowls didn’t seem like a defense to some. 

Darius Slay tweets out a bunch of arrogant self-propaganda after a loss AND THEN MAKES HIS ACCOUNT PRIVATE when people get mad

What a great team captain. Get this man out of Philadelphia TOMORROW pic.twitter.com/e6uo1oAodO

— Connor Griffin (@RealCGriff) September 29, 2024

The kids would say the fans slayed him. 

Cuz thats all he give up https://t.co/ZgDz7GyYCd

— People's Favorite (@ReggieRegSW) September 29, 2024

 

Ben Brigandi

Ben Brigandi Photo

Ben Brigandi is a lifelong professional in sports media, as a writer and editor. Career highlights include covering future pros in high school and even younger, from kicker Robbie Gould in high school to Jurickson Profar, Cody Bellinger, and others at the Little League World Series held in his neighborhood. Born and raised in central Pennsylvania, Ben graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism and covered Nittany Lion games for nearly two decades after attending games as a kid growing up in Happy Valley. He’s seen the Eagles go from hated rivals to his boyhood favorite Washington Commanders to accepting their success as Dan Snyder ruined his fandom. One day, Ben dreams of again playing golf to a legit single-digit handicap, without either putting in the work or sinking pesky 3-foot putts.