Lions' Slay: Antonio Brown 'tried to kill me' with deep routes

Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay had a rough turn of events Tuesday at a joint practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

After becoming the eighth highest-paid corner in the NFL just under two weeks ago, Slay tested his talents against All-Pro Antonio Brown.

Things didn't go well for Slay as he gave up three straight deep balls to the Steelers' top receiver early in practice.

"Oh man, the first one I said I expected that for the crowd, that was cool," Slay told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. "But three of them in a row I was like, 'Oh my goodness, I’m already fitting to die here.' Like, 'Come on, you’re going to run another deep route?' He said, 'I’m going deep all day Slay.' I said, 'No you cannot. I’m not fixing to go with you more today. Not today.'

"He tried to kill me, man."

Slay tried to make the best of his competition with Brown, but was stumped early by his shiftiness and ability to create separation without much size.

"I’ve never seen that kind of guy in my division," Slay said. "Nobody that - I don’t know how tall (he) is, 5-foot-9 - that guy that’s just shifty and can make big-time plays. It’s a new little look, but I’m prepared for it."

After taking somewhat of a butt-kicking, Slay is happy to have had the opportunity and hopes to build on his experience against one of the NFL's best wideouts.

"It’s a big measuring stick," Slay said of practicing against Brown. "Just a different type of guy and just go make the plays. That’s it. I just got to make more plays. I made a couple today, I just need to make more."