Most would assume that special teams legend Matthew Slater has seen it all in the 16 seasons that he’s spent with the New England Patriots.
But that wouldn’t be completely true.
He has never seen a 2-8 Patriots team on the brink of an organizational collapse and complete rebuild. He has never heard people use the words Patriots and tanking in the same sentence. He has never been a part of a situation where coach Bill Belichick was legitimately believed to be on the hot seat.
It would be easy for Slater to lose himself with so much changing around him.