Matthew Slater's New England Patriots Contracts Reflects the Value Of Continuous, Uninterrupted Tenure

Zoo li xyoo 2022, Matthew Slater yuav khwv tau ntau dua li nws daim ntawv nyiaj hli tau qhia hauv 2023.

New England Patriots tshwj xeeb pab pawg thawj coj kev txiav txim rov qab los rau lub caij 16th nrog lub koom haum uas tau sau tseg nws tau txhawb nqa los ntawm tus nqi ntawm kev ua haujlwm. Nruam thiab uninterrupted tenure.

Tshooj 27 ntawm qhov tseeb kev sib cog lus sib cog lus nruab nrab ntawm NFL thiab NFL Players Association cov ntsiab lus yuav ua li cas.

Lub xyoo 2008 Patriots thib tsib-thib plaub rov kos lub npov raws li "tus neeg ua si tsim nyog plaub xyoos," rau cov uas nqa plaub lossis ntau tshaj qhov kev sib tw nrog ib lub club uas nws daim ntawv cog lus tau tas sijhawm tom qab plaub lossis ntau qhov kev sib tw. Hais tias cov neeg ua si yuav tsum tau nyob hauv lawv lub club cov npe 90-tus txiv neej rau txhua qhov kev ua si - lub caij tsis tu ncua mus rau lub caij so - lub sijhawm plaub xyoos sib law liag.

Nyob rau hauv lem, tus naj npawb cap rau cov qub tub rog tsim nyog muaj peev xwm sib npaug cov nyiaj hli tsawg kawg nkaus raws li lawv lub sijhawm ua haujlwm.

Slater, uas yuav muaj hnub nyoog 38 xyoo nyob rau lub Cuaj Hli, tau mus txog qhov kev cog lus ib xyoos nyob rau lub Ob Hlis uas tag nrho sab qaum teb ntawm $ 2.667 lab thaum suav nrog $ 152,500 kos npe nyiaj ntxiv thiab $ 2.515 lab nyiaj hli nruab nrab. Raws li tau tshaj tawm lub lim tiam dhau los los ntawm ESPN's Field YatesTxawm li cas los xij, UCLA cov khoom lag luam yuav los tom ntej nrog cov Patriots yog teem rau sab qaum teb ntawm $ 1.317 lab.

Nws yog nyob ntawm cov kab tib yam li lub caij nyoog dhau los, thaum Slater tseem nyob ntawm ib lub xyoo cog lus uas muaj cov nyiaj hli nruab nrab ntawm $ 2.470 lab thaum tsuas yog ib qho ntxoov ntxoo tshaj $ 1.272 lab mus tawm tsam New England lub hau.

Qhov kev pom zoo ua ntej pib ua haujlwm ntawm lub koom haum dawb tau muab txoj hauv kev rau pab pawg-siab 385 snaps ntawm pab pawg tshwj xeeb rau Slater. Nws kuj tau muab txoj hauv kev rau kaum ob qhov kev sib tw ncaws pob hauv kev ncaws pob los ntawm 17 qhov kev ua si - qhov kev suav tsuas yog dhau ntawm Foxborough los ntawm cov neeg tsis paub tab Brenden Schooler's 14.

Ib tug tswv cuab ntawm pawg franchise's All-Decade and All-Dynasty teams, Slater's tenure is the longest active in the locker room. Nws tau tshwm sim hauv kev sib koom ua ke 248 qhov kev ua si, suav nrog 25 qhov kev ua si ua si, thiab ntawm qhov taw tes pom lub tshav pob thaum 11 kev sib tw ncaj nraim.

Pov npav tus thawj coj Patriots thawj zaug hauv 2011, thaum nws txoj haujlwm ib leeg txais tos tau txais 46 yards, qhov de-facto wide receiver lub neej ntev tau mus rau coj kaum Pro Bowls, tsib All-Pros nrog rau cov nplhaib los ntawm peb Super Bowls.

Lub neej ntev tam sim no coj nyiaj ntsuab-rau-cap piv ntawm 2.02, per OverTheCap.com, nyob rau hauv nruab nrab hauv nruab nrab ntawm team-friendly thiab player-friendly.

Thiab cov txiaj ntsig sab nraud ntawm cov lej.

"Koj paub, kuv lub luag haujlwm ntawm pab pawg ncaws pob no mus dhau qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev ncaws pob," Slater hais rau Patriots.com tom qab nws rov kos npe. "Nws yog hais txog tsuas yog nyob ntawd rau kuv cov phooj ywg, pab lawv dhau los ua qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lawv tus kheej. Kuv yeej xav tias nws yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm kuv txoj kev hu xovtooj rau lub sijhawm no hauv kuv txoj haujlwm. "

2023 Pab Koomtes xyoo qhib rau lub Peb Hlis 15 thaum 4 teev tsaus ntuj ET.