Rashawn Slater’s ex-wife responds to ‘deplorable’ rumors about timing of divorce

Los Angeles Chargers offensive lineman Rashawn Slater recently signed a record contract extension, and some are wondering if the timing of the deal was related to his divorce. Slater’s ex-wife is tired of that narrative.

Slater signed a four-year, $114 million contract extension with the Chargers on July 27. The deal includes $92 million guaranteed and gives Slater the highest average annual salary of any offensive lineman in NFL history.

Slater also recently got divorced from his ex-wife Stassney Brown, whom he married in 2022. It is unclear when exactly the divorce was finalized, but a lot of people speculated that Slater intentionally waited to sign his extension with the Chargers so he would not have to share any of the money with Brown.

In a social media post last Monday, Brown called that narrative “deplorable.”

“This is deplorable. I hold nothing but support for Rashawn. His contract is not about me. I think we should focus on what’s most important here, and that is his career and his success. Please stop including me in this narrative. He deserves his moment,” Brown wrote on X.