Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater intends to return to the NFL next season.
“It’s my desire to continue to play,” Slater told reporters at the AFC’s practice ahead of the Pro Bowl. “I’m going to prepare and approach it as though I’m going to continue to play and we’ll see how it goes.”
The same goes for safety Devin McCourty, who also contemplated retirement following Super Bowl LIII.
“He wants to play,” McCourty’s agent Andy Simms told ESPN’s Mike Reiss. “Retirement is not an option.”
Whether the two veterans will return to the Patriots has yet to be determined.