Speaking on The Mitch Albom Show late Thursday afternoon, Slay said he didn't respect Patricia as a person, even before the team traded Quandre Diggs to the Seahawks last fall.
Slay said he wanted to stay in Detroit for a while, but he knew with his rocky relationship with Patricia, it was time to move on.
Slay on WJR said he didn't respect Matt Patricia as a person even before the Diggs trade.I knew the relationship wasn't great, but Slay isn't holding back.
— Justin Rogers (@Justin_Rogers)
March 19, 2020 Darius Slay, asked by WJR about the Quandre Diggs trade: "At that time, I didn’t really care really, because I ain’t have that much respect for Matty P as a person, because it was hard for me to play for him. That’s all it was."
— kyle meinke (@kmeinke)
March 19, 2020 Darius Slay on WJR: I wanted to stay for a minute, but I knew how me and Matt Patricia were and that wasn't going to last long.Slay said he disagrees with the coach on a lot of things. Said he was bothered by Patricia saying he wasn't elite, only good.
— Justin Rogers (@Justin_Rogers)
March 19, 2020 Slay took to Twitter earlier in the day, thanking Lions fans for his time in Detroit.
Detroit! Ya’ll have been so good to me & my family. I’m going to miss all the fans & showing the city love. I appreciate the fans, coaches, staff & City. Nothing but love & respect to y’all. To my Eagles fans, ya boii is READY TO WORK! @MeekMill whats goooood! #Eagles #FlyHigh pic.twitter.com/gnhf1IpmjD
— Darius Slay (@_bigplayslay23)
March 19, 2020
