Matthew Slater has built a long career as a special teams ace for the Patriots, so it’s no surprise to learn that he has strong feelings about the NFL’s new kickoff rule. NFL owners voted to adopt a ...

The NFL's new fair-catch kickoff return rule isn't sitting well with many prominent figures across the league. Patriots special teams ace Matthew Slater added his two cents at the team's OTA practice ...

Players and coaches from around the NFL have been near-unanimous in vocalizing their displeasure with the league’s new rule allowing fair catches on kickoffs to place the ball at the 25-yard line. On ...

New England Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater has been on the field for quite a few kickoffs, as he enters his 16th year in the NFL, and feels strongly about recent changes made to his area of ...

Matthew Slater isn’t happy the NFL is messing with what’s helped make him a 10-time Pro Bowler, five-time All-Pro and three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots. Slater’s built his ...

FOXBORO — New England Patriots team captain Matthew Slater is one of the NFL’s most respected players, both on and off the field — often considered the standard to which his teammates (and even his ...

FOXBORO -- In an effort to improve player safety, the NFL announced a new rule for kickoffs that will go into effect for the 2023 season. But not everyone is convinced that improving player safety is ...