INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay went down with an injury in the second quarter of Sunday night's game against the Los Angeles Chargers . The Steelers announced that Slay is being evaluated for a concussion and is questionable to return.
Slay got injured on a friendly fire incident when attempting to make a tackle.
Slay went out of the blue medical tent and walked to the Steelers locker room with the NFL red-hat independent neurological consultant.
Pierre replaced Slay at the left cornerback position. Pierre made an instant impact by slamming Chargers wide receiver Derius Davis .
Slay spent the last five years with the Philadelphia Eagles as a starting outside cornerback. He started 14 games for Philly this regular season, plus another four on the Eagles' run to their Super Bowl LIX championship . He finished the regular season with 49 tackles, three tackles for loss, 13 passes defended and one forced fumble.
It's been a rough start to Slay's tenure for the Steelers. He hasn't been great in coverage, and his effort was questioned in the Steelers' Week 8 loss to the Green Bay Packers .
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 16, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
Slay called out Pro Football Focus earlier this season, claiming that he allowed the most receiving yards by a cornerback in Week 4 (123).
During a recent appearance on Richard Sherman 's podcast, Slay provided more context on how PFF got it wrong.
"This is what made it crazy. They said 123 yards Week 4, not since Week 4," Slay said. "I said y'all got to be out of your rabbit ass mind. I would (have) got benched with 123 yards on Slay? I would have been going crazy. I would have benched myself, first of all. Hey yo, who ever runs this PFF stuff, y'all got to know the difference between man and zone, please y'all. Y'all got people tagging me like, yeah, we knew Slay was washed. I'm like, what the hell are y'all watching?"
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Steelers Starting CB Leaves Game with Injury
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