Cam Achord:

Matthew Slater’s return to the Patriots for the 16th season provides needed leadership for a special team’s unit that struggled in 2022.

Patriots special teamer Brenden Schooler goes viral on social media after Bill Belichick refuses the football he recovered on a key fumble.

“I could look Coach Belichick in the face and say, ‘If you need him to throw five 60-yarders this game, he can do it for you.”