Every NFL player dreams of winning the Super Bowl and experience the celebration that follows at least once in their life. Nothing comes close to the feeling of being the center of it all when an entire city comes together to honor the champions. Many legends have spent their whole careers chasing that moment but in vain. Then there’s Darius Slay, who, despite enjoying his first Super Bowl parade, has no desire to be part of another.
Advertisement
Slay used to watch the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate their wins — confetti raining down followed by the championship parade. He never liked seeing the rivals celebrate and used to wonder what it would feel like to be part of a Super Bowl victory parade. Now that he had experienced it firsthand, he realized the grass is not always green on the other side.
Slay called it “the longest four-and-a-half-mile ride of his life.” He then detailed the parade and its physical demands while describing his experience on the St. Brown Podcast.
“That was the longest four-and-a-half-mile ride of my life. Look if [we] ever win another one, I can’t do it because we was on the parade from like 11 o’clock to 4 o’clock five hours to go like it’s like an hour per mile. Na, bro. But it was fun as hell and then it was in Philly, It was cold as sh*t so I got sick,” said Slay.
Another reason Slay couldn’t fully vibe with the squad was that he doesn’t drink or smoke. For most players, the Super Bowl celebration is a chance to let loose — drinking heavily and puffing on cigars, reveling in the moment. But that wasn’t Slay’s scene.
He loved it, but he figured once was enough. Slay isn’t the only Eagle who was left a little underwhelmed by the euphoria after the Super Bowl win.
A.J. Brown says Eagles’ Super Bowl win wasn’t that satisfying
After the win, A.J. Brown shared a surprising message on social media stating that his feelings of being a champion were “short-lived.” That’s a stunning revelation. Then again, sometimes the anticipation is just more thrilling than the actual win.
He later clarified on the Kickin’ It With Dee podcast that his post was misunderstood. Brown explained that he wasn’t dissatisfied with his limited involvement in the game, having only three catches for 43 yards and a touchdown. Instead, he felt that the post-Super Bowl experience didn’t meet his expectations.
View this post on Instagram
Brown noted that he had envisioned a more fulfilling celebration, similar to what he had seen in other Super Bowl victories. The celebration didn’t resonate with him as he thought it would.
“I’m in the locker room after we win… I’m trying to feel how I pictured it, you know what I’m saying? My expectations of it. And I was totally wrong. I even sat down in the locker room for a second ‘cause I got tipsy ‘cause I don’t drink… I was just like, ‘Man, this is cool but I’m ready to go’,” added Brown.
He emphasized further that his passion for football comes from the daily grind and personal challenges, not from external recognition or celebrations.
