Lions’ Darius Slay enrolls in ‘hand school’ to boost interception totals

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. — It has been his lament for two years now, two seasons of stressing the same thing for cornerback Darius Slay. He emerged as one of the better young corners in the NFL last season. He knows he has a shot to make an even bigger jump this season.

One thing is missing, the thing that bothers him most of all: interceptions.

In his first three seasons, he has picked off four passes — two last season and two in 2014. That’s it. And he knows that’s what separates him from being mentioned with the likes of Patrick Peterson, Richard Sherman, Darrelle Revis and Josh Norman among the best corners in the NFL.

Darius Slay is on a mission to turn some of his pass breakups into interceptions this season. Chuck Cook/USA TODAY Sports

“I’ve got to have interceptions,” Slay said. “I gots to have ’em. I’ll be knocking the ball down, do all that. When it’s time to make the big plays, turn the ball over, I need to be a turnover machine. That’s what Richard Sherman is. That’s what Pat P is.

“That’s what all the best ones do; they just turn the ball over.”

To help this, Slay has enrolled in what he has dubbed “hand school.” To be clear, hand school is not a real school. There are no classes. There is no true instructor and the course, well, it’s simple.

He has been working to make …

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