Amongst the many achievements of recently retired former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, one can surely count the impact he's had on All-Pro cornerback Quinyon Mitchell as being one of his most significant.
From Toledo to Top of the World
For Mitchell, his meteoric rise from generating draft buzz at Toledo to Super Bowl champion and All-Pro cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles was strongly influenced by Slay in a multitude of ways. Not knowing he would eventually suit up alongside 'Big Play' Slay in the flesh, Mitchell originally visualized making some of those same big plays himself.