Matthew Slater

“Regardless of position, football IQ helps put you in those spots to make plays.”

“I never thought that I'd have these opportunities, but God has really blessed me, and I feel like he's done that not so that I can just bless myself and my family, but so that we can help other people.”

“It was an honor to be selected to the Pro Bowl, and it means a lot being selected by your peers and coaches and fans.”

“I was fortunate to be brought up in a Christian home with two parents that feared the Lord, and they raised me to fear the Lord as well.”

“I really think that there's only so much of an impact that a coach can have on a team if he doesn't have players that are on board with him.”

“We can't control the noise, the environment that we play in, but we can control what we do and how we execute.”

“I've stated before that I think we all have a job to do and the number one focus needs to be on every man doing his job.”

“I've always felt that's why I've been here. Masquerading around as a football player so I can tell people about the Lord, hopefully point them to Christ, build relationships, connect with people and football will always, in my mind, be second to that.”

“I think what we have to do, I firmly believe as a man of faith that we're meant to live life in community.”

“The reality is no player plays forever so at some point in time, you have to have pillars that you stand upon that are not going to fall regardless of who's in or out.”

“To me, my faith is everything.”

“You've got to make sure you're loose. As soon as you tighten up then obviously you're not going to be able to run as well as you normally would.”

“If you're trying to build up an organization and you want that organization to be successful, whether it's in pro sport, whether it's a business, I think consistency is something that you strive for.”

“The kickoff is a big part of the history of the NFL and the history of football and for us to be sitting here talking about maybe doing away with the kickoff; it's very disappointing.”

“Unfortunately, my first playoff game we didn't win, so not a lot of fun memories from that day.”

“As a fan of sports, I guess sometimes the team that has a lot of success, you kind of want to see the underdog win, so to speak.”

“I think every team in this league is on a quest to win and have success, and that quest is not an easy one.”

“I think the hunger to be successful, to grind, to work hard is always going to be there for me. That's just the way I was raised.”

“Whether it be a little more film, a little more in the training room, a little more rest at night. It all adds up, it all matters.”

“From day to day you just try to come in and do what you can to contribute to the team and hold on to a job.”