No decision has been made yet about whether or not he will continue his career into a 17th year. There is a possibility, however, that Sunday’s season finale against the New York Jets will be the final game in Matthew Slater’s legendary career.
At age 38 and with an impressive résumé that includes three Super Bowl wins, the team captain is a definitive candidate to call it quits. If he does, he will leave a massive hole not just as a core member of the New England Patriots’ kicking game operation but their locker room as well.