A biography for Matthew Slaterhasn’t been written yet.
“Definitely when you're on the road and the crowd is into it, it can be a factor.”
“I think there's a lot going on obviously when you deal with adversity. You want to make sure that there's no splinter in what you're doing, no splinter in the locker room, no splinter between the players and the coaches.”
“Well, consistency is big in whatever you're doing.”
“Your routine is so much different when you're at home than it is on the road.”
“When you play a division opponent, especially year after year, they know your strengths, they know your weaknesses.”
“Time goes by very quickly, so you've got to try to cherish it and make the most of it.”
“There's a premium put on winning wherever you are.”
“There's a lot of speculation as to the future of the kickoff.”
“It is the National Football League - there are a lot of good players and a lot of good coaches.”
“I guess everybody has a little bit different code for what they call their plays and how they call their plays.”
“When you're able to have foundational pieces in place it allows you the opportunity to build upon those foundational pieces.”
“I know one thing about Super Bowls and these types of situations - the only thing that you remember at the end of this Super Bowl experience is the score of the game. That's the only thing you remember. You don't remember who didn't get a ticket to this, who's hotel room was messed up. That doesn't matter.”
“I watch a little 'SportsCenter.'”
“I will always consider myself a New England Patriot. So, if I can serve in the role of a coach, administrator on the staff, that's something that I would welcome with open arms. We'll see.”
“The preseason obviously is a different feel and you go to the regular season and it's a much different feel; the speed. I think the jump is just as drastic from the regular season to the postseason.”
“You think about Larry Izzo, you think about myself. Without the kicking game we don't have a career.”
“I firmly believe there is no such thing as a self-made man. I'm certainly no different. I have great people that have supported me along the way.”
“The lifespan of players like myself is usually not a very long one.”
“My family will never be a distraction, that's for sure.”
“We understand that anything that's been done in the past has no bearing on what we do moving forward.”