Buffalo Bills player Darius Slay turned heads on Sunday as he turned up at the wrong playoff game, instead flying to Philadelphia to watch the 49ers take on the Eagles.
Last month, Slay was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers and immediately claimed off waivers by the Bills, but he has since refused to show up in Buffalo.
On Sunday, Josh Allen and Co were in Jacksonville where they beat the Jags to move to the Divisional Round of the playoffs, but Slay was nowhere near the stadium.
Instead, he was arriving at Lincoln Financial Field at the exact same time, opting to watch his old team Philadelphia instead of the one paying his wages.
It appears Slay has no interest in playing for Buffalo despite still being contracted to the franchise, and he has repeatedly refused to comment on the situation.
Slay played for the Eagles for five seasons, winning the Super Bowl in his final game in February 2025 before being released a month later.
Darius Slay arrived at the Eagles' playoff game on Sunday, despite being contracted to the Bills
Darius Slay celebrates after winning the Super Bowl with Philadelphia Eagles last year
He then signed a one-year, $10m contract with the Steelers - including an additional signing bonus of $8.74m - and went on to appear in nine games for the team.
On December 2, though, Slay and the Steelers mutually agreed to terminate the deal, which is where the Bills came in, claiming him off waivers the next day.
Slay, 35, then told Buffalo he was considering retirement - a surprise given he had played regularly until that point in the 2025 season.
'Slay is honored that a first-class organization like the Bills claimed him, but he is going to take some time away from football right now and decide in the next few days if he wants to keep playing,' NFL insider Adam Schefter reported his agent Drew Rosenhaus as saying.
Sean McDermott may have been surprised to see his player turn up at a different playoff game
Slay is currently on the Bills' reserve/did not report list after going AWOL since being claimed
That came amid suggestions that the Eagles were planning a move to bring him back to the organization but were beaten to it by the Bills.
On Sunday, he received a rapturous reception from the fans at Lincoln Financial Field... but while he would surely prefer to be on the field, he instead had to settle for a view from the stands.
Slay is a six-time Pro Bowler and a First-Team All-Pro cornerback with 13 NFL seasons under his belt.
He was first drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2013 and spent seven years in Detroit before being traded to the Eagles in exchange for multiple draft picks.
