Matthew Slater:

Matthew Slater may be done playing football, but it appears he’ll still have a presence with the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.

After spending some time helping out in Washington, Bill Belichick spent time as a guest speaker at a coaches clinic in Nebraska, which is where former Panthers coach Matt Rhule now coaches the Cornhuskers.

In his Pro Day outing, Drake Maye, settled down and made some long throws that easily went 40-50+ yards with ease. 

We’re one day away from Apple+ releasing the next two episodes of “The Dynasty,” (they’ve been coming out on Thursday nights as of late) and apparently Matthew Slater ends up pretty honest in episode eight when it comes to Bill Belichick’s relationship with Tom Brady.

While the New England Patriots are obviously trying to figure things out at the tackle position heading into free agency and the draft, it’s entirely possible they may actually already have at least one potential solution in-house.

“Matthew Slater deserves every accolade someone could receive. He added that Slater was the “best core special teams player in NFL history.”

There’s no question that things will look different on the field for the New England Patriots in 2024, but there will be one notable absence when the club takes the field next season.

“I could go on and on about Coach, but simply stated, I’m not standing up here talking to you without Coach Belichick.”

The Patriots named their 2023 captains on Friday, with one notable player joining the group heading into this season.

“When you have an injury like that it affects a lot of guys in a lot of different ways. Clearly, our team is shaken by what happened.

He was asked about the effect the lost practices had on the players. Belichick grinned and said, “They got a long weekend.”

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

“Matt’s incredible career is a testament to his preparation and will to succeed,” Bill Belichick said. “We are thrilled he will be playing.”

Patriots rookie special teamer, cornerback, and wide receiver Marcus Jones was named an AP First-Team All-Pro.

Devin McCourty and Matthew Slater make important contributions in their potential final NFL game with the Patriots.