Brady to Matt Slater?
...and with the 18th pick in the fifth round, the New England Patriots select Matthew Slater, wide receiver from UCLA.
Just came across this after reviewing draft coverage on WWL's recap. The Pats actually traded up for Slater, swapping picks with Tampa Bay. Good news being a current student and a Pats fan (I know I'll get some crap about it, but there's a story behind it for another day)...that brings the count to two Bruins being drafted!
On another note, here is Slater's conference call with the Patriots.
GO BRUINS!
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Drafted As a Special Teams Player?
Slater was consistently outstanding on special teams.
Congrat's Matt. I'm glad all of your hard work is being rewarded.
sjh
PS. And, if he becomes a star receiver, we will always wonder why he didn't see more time on the offensive side of the ball.
by Class of 66 on Apr 27, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
From what the conference call...
by jlegs on Apr 27, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
IIRC ...
It was always sort of weird to see #80 lined up in the defensive backfield.
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Look, Matt Slater is a stud athlete who grew up around the NFL. He is a totally different athlete than Jackie Slater, but he must have learned a few things from Pops about playing in the pros.
I remember sitting right behind Jackie Slater in Colorado for Dorrell's first game as coach. I went from skeptic to critic in about three hours and then waited five long years to be led out of the darkness.
by Achilles on Apr 28, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Horton to Redskins
Congrats to Chris for being selected. I'm actually suprised we didn't hear his name sooner.
Regardless, best wishes to him, Matt, and Bruce
by bruin11 on Apr 27, 2008 6:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
About Slater
That now makes three Bruins for the Chiefs and their second UCLA safety as Horton joins Donnie Edwards and Jarrad Page.
by turs12 on Apr 27, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually four Bruins are Chiefs now!
by Bruin in Denver on Apr 28, 2008 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt is a good, well-rounded kid
by bruin75 on Apr 28, 2008 12:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SDSU's Kevin O'Connell to the Pats
Not only is this cool for SD people, it's cool for Bruin fans as well-why, you may ask? The Patriots current backup to Brady is USC's Matt Cassel-who will be fighting with Kevin for the spot. I hope O'Connell impresses the right people and knocks Cassel to third string.
by Bruin in Denver on Apr 28, 2008 8:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm a big O'Connel fan
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 28, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cassel's Contract...
by Bruin in Denver on Apr 28, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slater's currently listed as a WR
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 28, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Typical New England Pick
That's why the Patriots (who I hope never win another game for the rest of eternity) may well go undefeated next year. They know how to choose players and they obviously know how to use players.
by Fox 71 on Apr 28, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brown & Markey
by norcald503 on May 1, 2008 6:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Keyes
Shame he got stuck on a team with such an untalented hack at QB.
by norcald503 on May 1, 2008 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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