The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Darius Slay Jr. to a one-year, 10-million-dollar deal back in March with real hope he could help turn around their leaky secondary. Instead, the 34-year-old cornerback has become one of the biggest problems in an already struggling defense that ranks among the worst in the NFL this season.

His struggles have gotten so bad that head coach Mike Tomlin is now considering trading him before the deadline, according to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor. When Slay sat down with the media on Wednesday, before the Steelers will face the Colts in Week 9, he knew exactly what was coming. Asked to assess his own play, he didn’t hide from it.

“ Myself? Yeah. I mean, I always get played better. You know, I ain’t been playing the best. But I’ve been playing, you know, decent

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