What happens in the regular season usually has no bearing on what happens in the postseason. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
We play professional football for a living, so I hope we all understand how blessed we are. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
From day to day you just try to come in and do what you can to contribute to the team and hold… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
If you play football long enough, there are going to be ups and downs. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
Regardless of position, football IQ helps put you in those spots to make plays. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I'm not out fighting fires, I'm not out on the battlefield, I'm playing football and we really are blessed. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
You think about Larry Izzo, you think about myself. Without the kicking game we don't have a career. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I really think that there's only so much of an impact that a coach can have on a team if he doesn't… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
The reality is no player plays forever so at some point in time, you have to have pillars that you stand upon… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
When guys are getting double teamed, there are going to be guys getting freed up and they have to make plays when… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
You talk about the positon of kicker - to be able to have consistency at that position year after year, kick after… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
That is the name of the game: executing when the pressure is on and trying to make more plays than the other… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
As a fan of sports, I guess sometimes the team that has a lot of success, you kind of want to see… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
My hope has always been that the NFL in particular would start to see players is more than just helmets and pads… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
There are things you can do as a player to make sure you keep yourself warm. Obviously, continue moving on the sidelines… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
When I'm out there on the football field, all I'm thinking about is playing football at a high level. But everyone is… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I know one thing about Super Bowls and these types of situations - the only thing that you remember at the end… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
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,… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
You think about Steve Tasker and his impact on the game of football, Bill Bates, the list goes on. The kicking game… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
Certainly when you play a team, you want them to be at full strength. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
This is a young man's game, so there's always a lot of turnover. The NFL has always been that way. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
It is the National Football League - there are a lot of good players and a lot of good coaches. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
There's a thin line between playing with a sense of urgency and playing a little too tight. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
We understand it's a 60-minute game. Things are going to go your way, then things are not going to go your way. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
We have to play our keys, we have to play disciplined and be prepared at all times for any number of things. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
Turnovers are huge throughout the course of the regular season, but particularly in the playoffs. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
You can be Larry Izzo if need be and try to carve out your role in the third phase of the game. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
Us guys that have been lower round draft picks or free agents, we just come in and are willing to work and… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I've always tried to keep in perspective that I'm not different than anyone else because I play football. It's just a job. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I think it helps for guys that have played in the big games to know what to understand and expect as far… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I think that's the nature of this league. You look at the average career length and it's about three and a half… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
As a player, oftentimes you don't really take the time to pause and realize how blessed you are to be living out… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
You know, I do enjoy the game of football. I've been around it my entire life so I'll always be a fan… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot going on obviously when you deal with adversity. You want to make sure that there's no splinter… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
You know, special teams is one of the hardest things to simulate in practice because the speed is just, you know, so… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
The preseason obviously is a different feel and you go to the regular season and it's a much different feel; the speed.… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I think the sole reason that you play this game is to be the best and you want to be the best… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
You just have to try to adapt and survive as a player and continue to improve and we all understand that's the… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I want to make sure we clear something up - Christmas is not a distraction, especially for me with my faith and the way… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I will always consider myself a New England Patriot. So, if I can serve in the role of a coach, administrator on the staff,… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
We understand that anything that's been done in the past has no bearing on what we do moving forward. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I'm a man who is far from perfect, but I really feel like the Lord has done a lot of great things in my… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I think if you go into the season with a defeatist mindset, then you can't expect to be successful. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
Whatever you have to do to put the team and the success of the team first is what I see as being 'the Patriot… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
You think about Steve Tasker and his impact on the game of football, Bill Bates, the list goes on. The kicking game has meant… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
Each day that we have to get up and wake up in our right minds, get out of our beds, interact with our families… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
There's a thin line between playing with a sense of urgency and playing a little too tight. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
I think as professionals we have to understand that we have a job to do. We have to prepare ourselves regardless of the circumstances. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
When guys are getting double teamed, there are going to be guys getting freed up and they have to make plays when they can. — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
