MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Most of the New England Patriots' locker room had cleared out and the team's longest tenured player, Matthew Slater, remained at his locker following Sunday's 31-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Slater has played in five Super Bowls (winning three), been part of 12 teams that qualified for the playoffs, and has been front and center for some of the franchise's most iconic moments.
Staring at a small gathering of reporters huddled around him, he spoke from the heart Sunday after the Patriots fell to 2-6.