Bad news for the veteran CB, but good news for Isaiah Rodgers whose been getting plenty of live reps this season.
Another game, another injury for veteran CB Darius Slay. The Eagles’ CB was sidelined during the first quarter of their Week 10 game against the Cowboys with an ankle injury, and was later listed as questionable to return. He did come back in for the second quarter, but wasn’t on the field coming out of halftime.
Rodgers stepped in for Slay in the first half, and was the one to take the field with the defense at the start of the third quarter. Slay only had one pass breakup through two quarters, and gave up a big play as well. So, even if Slay weren’t injured enough to stay off the field, Rodgers might give the Eagles a better chance to hold strong the Cowboys.
Slay has been struggling with various injuries since the beginning of the season, but that means Rodgers has more than enough experience to take on his role. Rodgers even got his first start of the season last week against the Jaguars with Slay too injured to play.
The Eagles secondary is trending younger, and with Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean exceeding expectations, the pair combined with Isaiah Rodgers might be the trio of the future for the position. Slay seems more than happy to coach up these young guys, and that might be a bigger role for him to play moving forward.
