Part of the reason the Eagles have found so much success over the past two seasons is their deft blend of young players and veterans. Philadelphia has become an organization where players ranging from 25-year-old quarterback Jalen Hurts to 35-year-old center Jason Kelce have learned to work together seamlessly.
It makes sense, then, that its players would preach the value of this approach to the rest of the NFL. One such Eagles veteran—cornerback Darius Slay, 32—hammered home the need for older players to mentor younger players on the 2nd Wind Podcast on Tuesday.
“I had great leadership, great guys in the room. I’m talking all of them, they all put their hands around me and touched me in a different type of way,” Slay said of his early days in the NFL.
