FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – When New England Patriots special-teams captain Matthew Slater was asked his first impressions of linebacker Nicholas Grigsby, who has quickly become a core contributor in the kicking game, he thought back to a past teammate.
“Over the course of my career, there have been a few guys that jump out at you with what they can do physically, and I think about Tracy White, who I played with earlier in my career. He was a linebacker who ran 4.3. When I think about Nicholas, it’s like Tracy White 2.