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No Surprise Darius Slay on the Block, Credit to Mike Tomlin, XFL Interest

A week until the NFL combine in Indy, here are a few notes from around the league…

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• That Darius Slay is on the block, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday, should come as a surprise to exactly no one. Before the trade deadline, the Lions made him available. They weren’t shopping him, but they were listening. Ultimately, their asking price was too steep then. Slay, 29, can still play. His financials for 2020, a contract year, are manageable ($10 million base, $250,000 in per-game roster bonuses, $250,000 workout bonus).