No special teams player in football is as accomplished as Matthew Slater. Not only has he won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, he also was voted to eight Pro Bowls and has been named a first-team All-Pro in five different seasons. When it comes to special teams play in the NFL, Slater is the gold standard. And yet, the 34-year-old is constantly trying not just to maintain his high level of play but to actually get even better.
This becomes evident in training camp every single day. Time and again, Slater is lining up by himself while his teammates are going through various drills on either side of the ball.