 Slater with the Patriots in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Special assistant to the head coach | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 9, 1985 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Servite (Anaheim, California) | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | UCLA (2004–2007) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 5 / pick: 153 | ||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Wilson Slater (born September 9, 1985) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is working as a 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.