A biography for Matthew Slaterhasn’t been written yet.
“You never fault a guy for playing hard and playing aggressive and penalties are part of the game.”
“Each day that we have to get up and wake up in our right minds, get out of our beds, interact with our families to express the love that we have for our families with them is a blessing.”
“We play professional football for a living, so I hope we all understand how blessed we are.”
“We're human beings, we look at situations, we see people hurting. We see our people, Black people, hurting, and your heart breaks, certainly.”
“Turnovers are huge throughout the course of the regular season, but particularly in the playoffs.”
“In my opinion, offensive linemen don't get enough credit.”
“If you play football long enough, there are going to be ups and downs.”
“When you're dealing with people on an individual level, what I've learned through good and bad is that respect is important.”
“We have to play our keys, we have to play disciplined and be prepared at all times for any number of things.”
“Players come and go.”
“It's human nature, once you have success you kind of exhale and think you have it figured out.”
“I was just trying to make a practice squad my rookie year.”
“You can't be afraid of contact or be afraid of getting your hands dirty and throwing your body around.”
“There are things you can do as a player to make sure you keep yourself warm. Obviously, continue moving on the sidelines when you're not in the game, utilize modern technology with the heated benches.”
“I think as professionals we have to understand that we have a job to do. We have to prepare ourselves regardless of the circumstances.”
“When I'm out there on the football field, all I'm thinking about is playing football at a high level. But everyone is different, and I can't speak to how other guys are mentally as they approach the game, situationally. So, I can just speak for myself.”
“You know, special teams is one of the hardest things to simulate in practice because the speed is just, you know, so hard to reproduce.”
“I don't do a very good job of listening to my body all the time, so I'm trying to learn that even in Year 11.”
“What happens in the regular season usually has no bearing on what happens in the postseason.”
“I definitely thought I was fighting for a roster spot and I was. And it is kind of a weird shift to go from that to now, being a captain.”