{"id":2178,"date":"2015-10-21T10:24:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T14:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2015-10-21T10:24:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T14:24:47","slug":"report-patriots-special-teams-ace-slater-expected-to-miss-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2015\/10\/21\/report-patriots-special-teams-ace-slater-expected-to-miss-time\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Patriots Special Teams Ace Slater Expected to &#8216;Miss Time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots have had one of the best special teams players in the game for a long time, but it sounds like they may be without him in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jason Cole, Slater is expected to &#8220;miss time&#8221; but the good news is it sounds like it might be temporary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> special teams ace Matthew Slater expected to miss &quot;some time,&quot; but should play again this season. 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No word yet on how long he&#8217;ll be out, but it&#8217;s certainly a tough blow given his value in coverage in the kicking game for New England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots have had one of the best special teams players in the game for a long time, but it sounds like they may be without him in the coming 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