Matthew Slater

Matthew Slater

Slater with the New England Patriots in 2011
New England Patriots
Position:	Special assistant to the head coach
Personal information
Born:	(1985-09-09) September 9, 1985 (age 39) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Servite (Anaheim, California)
College:	UCLA (2004–2007)
NFL draft:	2008 / round: 5 / pick: 153
Career history
As a player:
New England Patriots (2008–2023)
As a coach:
New England Patriots (2024–present) Special assistant to the head coach
Career highlights and awards
As a player 3× Super Bowl champion (XLIX, LI, LIII) 2× First-team All-Pro (2016, 2019) 3× Second-team All-Pro (2017, 2020, 2021) 10× Pro Bowl (2011–2017, 2019–2021) Bart Starr Award (2017) Art Rooney Award (2021) New England Patriots All-2010s Team New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team First-team All-Pac-10 (2007)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 1 Receiving yards: 46 Total tackles: 191 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 1 Return yards: 637 Total touchdowns: 1 Blocked punts: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Matthew Wilson Slater (born September 9, 1985) is an American professional football coach and former wide receiver who is the special assistant to the head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played in the NFL for 16 seasons with the Patriots. A special teams player for most of his career, he is considered one of the greatest gunners of all time.

Slater played college football for the UCLA Bruins, where he earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors, and was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He holds the record for special teams Pro Bowl selections at 10, which he set between 2011 and 2021. Slater also received five first-team All-Pros and won three Super Bowl titles. Following his retirement as a player, Slater rejoined the Patriots as a coaching advisor.