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Darius Slay becomes 25th former Bulldog to earn Super Bowl win

3rupauk8_400x400by:Robbie Faulk•02/09/25•

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Darius Slay (Photo by Bill Streicher, USA Today Sports)

For the first time in his successful NFL career, Darius Slay is a Super Bowl Champion.

The former Mississippi State cornerback helped lead his Philadelphia Eagles to a dominate win on Sunday night. The Eagles came out and punched the Kansas City Chiefs in the mouth in New Orleans, running away with a dominant 40-22 win. The victory ended the Chiefs’ chances at a historic three-peat.

Both Jones and Slay represented the Bulldogs well on the big stage as they each were named captains for the game and took part in the ceremonial coin toss pregame.

Slay got the best of former State player Chris Jones as the All-Pro defensive tackle lost for the second time in his five trips. Slay finished the game with a couple of tackles for a defense that dominated one of the game’s best quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes. Jones was held in check on the defensive front as he failed to make a tackle in the game.

The victory for the Eagles was the second Super Bowl win in the franchise’s history. Philadelphia was in the Super Bowl for the fifth time in their existence with losses in 1980, 2004 and 2022. This year’s title it shares a trophy case with 2017.

It’s another notch in the belt of Slay during his fantastic career. Slay and his Eagles just missed a title two seasons ago against the Chiefs but got their revenge on Sunday. It capped a productive season for Slay yet again as he finished with 51 tackles on the year, 13 pass deflections, a forced fumble, recovered fumble and an interception.

Slay currently sits seventh in NFL history with 160 passes defended in 12 years and he has six Pro Bowl selections with one first-team All-Pro honor.

Jones season was a good one as well as he finished first-team All-Pro for the third year in a row. He’s been an All-Pro member six times during his career with a first or second-team selection in each of the last five seasons. He’s also been selected to six-straight Pro Bowls.

With the win, Darius Slay is the 25th former Bulldog to earn a ring.

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