Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay still has love for the Detroit Lions, but not the recent remarks made by Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Last week on the “St. Brown Brothers” podcast, the Lions wideout pondered what an NFC Championship matchup between his team — with a healthy defense — would have looked like against the Eagles.

Fresh off a Super Bowl LIX victory, Slay, a 2013 second-round pick by the Lions, addressed St. Brown’s remarks and other criticisms levied against his team following their 40-22 dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs to claim the Lombardi Trophy.

“I’m just on a rampage now, because this is what it is. After we won, all I see on the internet is, ‘Oh, we’re this close to the Eagles.’ Our boy in Detroit, I love him, I love St. Brown. I think he’s an amazing receiver. I saw him say, ‘Yeah man, we’ll see what we’d have done with a healthy defense.’ All kind of crazy stuff. Maybe this is what Kansas City used to feel like while everyone’s taking shots at them when they lost,” Slay said on his podcast. ”I feel like the Bills do that to them a lot.

“We took our (butt)-whooping like a champ and went about our day,” Slay continued. “You didn’t hear us complain about, ‘Oh, the field was slippery.’ Nah, we didn’t say none of that (expletive). We just took that (expletive) like a champ because they put their shoes on just like we had to put our shoes on. They were on the same field just like we were on the same field. It wasn’t no big issue. But when we win, it’s like this, that. My God, people don’t understand — we were top five in every category.”

Slay went on to say that the only team he felt had a shot at taking the Eagles down in the postseason was the team they defeated in the NFC Championship, the Los Angeles Rams.

“I think the Rams had the best chance of beating us in the whole postseason, in my opinion. Because they was complete,” Slay said. “They could get after the quarterback, but they couldn’t stop the run as good. They had a great offense and was great at what they did.”

Despite being on the defensive with his reply, Slay, who played the first seven seasons of his NFL career in Detroit, still demonstrated his love for the Lions, something he did in the week leading up to Super Bowl LIX.

“A lot of teams that was saying a lot of stuff — besides Detroit, Detroit showed they — two years ago, they did great in the postseason, went to the NFC Championship. This year, they didn’t do too well. But Detroit, I’ve got nothing but love for y’all. Don’t get that twisted,” Slay said.

“Do not get that twisted, I love y’all. I was rooting for y’all all across the board. Only time I don’t root for y’all is when y’all play us. So Detroit, I love you, don’t get that twisted.”

On Sept. 4 at Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles will officially embark on the journey of defending their Super Bowl title when they host the 2025 NFL Kickoff.

During his podcast, St. Brown mentioned that he’d love for the Lions to square off against the Eagles in the opener. However, Slay noted that with offseason changes, it wouldn’t be the same matchup from this past season — one the Lions would not have won.

“That team is not going to beat this team. Win, lose or draw, you wake up and you say, ‘Oh yeah, this is what would’ve happened if we would’ve played them last year.’ No, you wouldn’t have, because that’s a different team. So get that out your head,” Slay said

”People will say, ‘Oh, we’ll see them next year.’ Well, you’re not gonna see us next year. You’re not gonna see the same team next year, you’re not, you’re f*****g not. People are gonna be gone, people are gonna get money. Free agency coming up, money coming up. It’s not gonna be the same team. But I just had to get that on, too, because y’all have been talking crazy.”