Bill Belichick: Matthew Slater is to special teams what Brady is to offense, LT to defense

Patriots coach Bill Belichick had some very high praise for his longtime special teams captain Matthew Slater. Belichick said that Slater’s impact on special teams compares with Tom Brady‘s impact on offense and Lawrence Taylor’s impact on defense. “[Slater] will go up there, in the kicking game, with Brady on offense and Taylor on defense. [more]