An emotional Matthew Slater made his appreciation clear.
There’s a strong possibility the 38-year-old Slater, who concluded his 16th season with the New England Patriots, could retire this offseason. Slater contemplated retirement last offseason, but returned for New England’s disappointing 2023 campaign.
Immediately after the Patriots’ Week 18 loss to the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium, Slater posted as video on the team’s account.
“Just want to say thank you guys for everything,” Slater said, per the team. “Sorry this season didn’t go the way we wanted to. But I got a lot of faith in this team moving forward.