Super Bowl champ, 34, taking time to decide on career after Bills claimed him off waives, agent says

The Buffalo Bills claimed cornerback Darius Slay off waivers earlier this week in hopes of bolstering their secondary for the playoff stretch but he appeared to be hesitant to continue his career Slay put off reporting to the Bills to take time to contemplate his future his agent Drew Rosenhaus disclosed on Thursday CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Slay is honored that a first-class organization like the Bills claimed him but he is going to take specific time away from football right now and decide in the next limited days if he wants to keep playing Rosenhaus narrated The Associated Press Slay will be on New Year s Day He spent the first part of the season with the Pittsburgh Steelers He joined Pittsburgh after helping the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl title in He played games for the Steelers before the two sides parted procedures Pittsburgh waived him to make room for wide receiver Adam Thielen He had tackles three deflections and a fumble recovery in those games FORMER NFL DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SPICE ADAMS TALKS ABOUT GOOD FANTASY FOOTBALL PUNISHMENTSBuffalo may have lost a competitor in the process if Slay doesn t analysis The organization let defensive back Ja Marcus Ingram go to make room for Slay The Houston Texans claimed Ingram on Thursday Slay would be added depth in the secondary with Tre Davious White and rookie Maxwell Hairston having played most of of the season opposite Christian Benford The cornerback was a standout at Mississippi State and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the NFL Draft He played seven years with the Lions earning one All-Pro selection and three Pro Bowl nods He then joined the Eagles in and played for them through the season earning three more Pro Bowl nods The Associated Press contributed to this account Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter