The New England Patriots have not seen the last of Matthew Slater. The long-time team captain, who announced his retirement from pro football earlier this year, will stay with the team in a full-time staff role.
According to a report by ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Slater was offered other opportunities but eventually decided to continue working with the Patriots. His role has been described as being a “right-hand man” to first-year head coach Jerod Mayo as well as an assistant in “people development” questions.
The writing for Slater sticking around was on the wall already.