The New England Patriots’ special teams will look drastically different in 2024, in large part because long-time captain Matthew Slater announcing his retirement after 16 NFL seasons. With the future Patriots (and Pro Football?) Hall of Famer no longer around to lead the troops into battle, the club will need to have somebody else to rally behind.
That somebody might just be third-year man Brenden Schooler. Even under new Patriots special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer, after all, the former undrafted free agent projects to play a sizable role in the kicking game operation.
Springer himself hinted at that during his introductory press conference earlier this week.