Matthew Slater : (8) " My dad and I are both men of faith and we realize that we’re not self-made men. We’ve had a lot of things happen over the course of our lives that have allowed us to be in the position that we’re in – people pouring into our lives, coaches, friends, our wives, and etcetera. " - Matthew Slater " It’s human nature, once you have success you kind of exhale and think you have it figured out. " - Matthew Slater " 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 life. He’s working on me as a man, as a husband, as a father. " - Matthew Slater " We understand that anything that’s been done in the past has no bearing on what we do moving forward. " - Matthew Slater " I was just trying to make a practice squad my rookie year. " - Matthew Slater " The kickoff is a big part of the history of the NFL and the history of football and for us to be sitting here talking about maybe doing away with the kickoff; it’s very disappointing. " - Matthew Slater " As a player, oftentimes you don’t really take the time to pause and realize how blessed you are to be living out many of our childhood dreams. " - Matthew Slater " You know, I do enjoy the game of football. I’ve been around it my entire life so I’ll always be a fan and I always have an appreciation for the guys that are out there and what they’re doing. " - Matthew Slater