New England Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater has called it a career.
Slater announced his retirement from the NFL after 16 seasons on Tuesday via the Patriots' social media accounts.
A message from Matthew Slater. pic.twitter.com/diVYMtAapu
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) February 20, 2024
"For the last 25 years of my life, 16 of them as a New England Patriot, I have been incredibly blessed to be able to emulate the man I saw on those fields in Meridian (Miss.) by playing the game that I love so much," Slater wrote in part.