| Wed Nov 26 2014 | 09:28 | Slater agreed to two-year | ||||
Slater agreed to a two-year, $4 million contract extension with the Patriots on Wednesday, Field Yates of ESPN.com reports. | ||||||
The deal will keep Slater, the Patriots' special teams ace, with the club through the end of the 2016 season. Despite being listed as a receiver, Slater almost never sees any involvement offensively. He's logged just eight offensive snaps on the season. | ||||||
| Sat Jul 5 2014 | 17:33 | Matt Slater could be candidate for extension | ||||
Patriots WR Matt Slater is a candidate for a contract extension. | ||||||
28-year-old Slater is due $1.2 million in the final year of his contract. He has just one catch in 72 career games, but made the Pro Bowl on special teams in each of the last three seasons. Slater could be extended before the start of training camp. He shouldn't require much guaranteed money. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN Boston | ||||||
| Mon Sep 16 2013 | 19:46 | Patriots WR Slater has fractured wrist | ||||
Patriots WR Matt Slater has been diagnosed with a fractured wrist. | ||||||
Slater doesn't play on offense, but he's the special teams captain. The Patriots have already used their short-term injured reserve spot on Shane Vereen; he has a broken wrist of his own. Slater may be done for the season. | ||||||
| Source: Karen Guregian on Twitter | ||||||