ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay has decided not to report to the Buffalo Bills for now to focus instead on his family and consider retirement after a 13-year NFL career, a blow to the club’s depth chart for the final stretch of the season.

After Slay’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed on Thursday that his client would be taking time off to contemplate his future in the game, the 34-year-old said on the Speakeasy podcast with former NFL player Emmanuel Acho that missing so many moments with family has weighed heavily on him.

Slay, who played seven seasons with the Detroit Lions and five with the Philadelphia Eagles, culminating with a Super Bowl victory, was waived on Tuesday by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He said he was able to attend his son’s high school

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