Darius Slay emotional in James Bradberry’s return to New York: ‘It felt good to whoop’ them

EAST RUTHERFORD — James Bradberry did not have something to say in regards towards going through his former workforce. He did not actually need to discuss, particularly when Darius Slay did all of the speaking for him. 

Whether Bradberry had any feelings towards beating his former workforce is a thriller. Slay has stated on a number of events this 12 months how he could not consider the Giants let Bradberry go. He did not pull any punches after the Eagles thrashed the Giants in Bradberry’s first sport towards the workforce that surprisingly reduce him this offseason both. 

“It definitely felt good to whoop that ass here for my boy JB,” Slay stated in the customer’s locker room. “It’s real big for me to whoop that ass here. We whopped that ass pretty good for JB. Every time I saw somebody I was like ‘ whoever told JB he was cut’ I saw that face on the Giants helmet and tried to whoop that ass.”

Bradberry wasn’t even examined by his former workforce, solely being focused twice in the Eagles’ 48-22 blowout victory. He allowed only one catch for 7 yards, primarily a microcosm of the All-Pro season Bradberry is producing. Bradberry has allowed simply 33 of the 79 passes thrown his means to be caught (41.8%), totaling three interceptions and only one landing given up. The 37.8 passer score opposing quarterbacks have concentrating on Bradberry is the very best in the NFL (minimal 50 targets). 

Bradberry and Slay have fashioned the very best cornerback duo in the NFL season, two large catalysts behind Philadelphia’s 12-1 begin — tied with the 2004 Eagles for the very best begin in franchise historical past. Together, opposing quarterbacks concentrating on Bradberry and Slay have only a 48.5 passer score on the 12 months — with the duo permitting simply three touchdowns, six interceptions, and a forty five.3% completion fee. 

While in the midst of his finest season in the NFL, Bradberry has stayed quiet and simply gone about his enterprise on the sphere. Slay, then again, knew how huge this sport was for his cornerback accomplice in the secondary, which is why he addressed the Eagles the night time earlier than in the workforce assembly. 

“I got all the emotions for him. That’s what brothers do,” Slay stated. “Looking to their sidelines, it’s like ‘Damn they really let JB go.’… I didn’t know who cut JB, but it was just like a vision in my head. Like a vision, like ‘y’all cut JB.’ Lock up.”

There wasn’t any speaking on the sphere from Slay to the receivers he was going through. He simply needed to be sure that the Giants knew what kind of participant they let go in Bradberry. The message was heard loud and clear, even when it wasn’t straight towards any of the gamers really taking part in in the sport. 

“I don’t talk trash to nobody. That’s not what I do. I respect the game too much,” Slay stated. “I don’t disrespect grown men like that. Deep down, I just wanted to whip the organization’s ass because they let my boy JB go.”