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,

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.

The Eagles are parting with the Super Bowl champion cornerback, and they'll have other big roster decisions to make coming up in free agency.