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Matthew Slater

TradeVerdicts connects Matthew Slater to one exact public NFL transaction involving New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

1 Recorded trade
2 Teams represented
2008 Trade-history span
Teams in this profile: New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Transaction Snapshot

Recorded Trade

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New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New England Patriots Win Tier: standard Confidence: high

New England traded picks No. 160 and No. 238 to Tampa Bay for No. 153 and selected Matthew Slater. Slater became one of the greatest special-teams players of his era, spending 16 seasons with the Patriots, winning three Super Bowls and earning 10 Pro Bowl selections. Tampa Bay drafted Josh Johnson and Cory Boyd; Johnson became a long-lived NFL backup, but his Buccaneers impact was modest and Boyd never played for Tampa Bay.

Assets Received

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Pick 2008 5th round pick (160th overall, Josh Johnson)
  • Pick 2008 7th round pick (238th overall, Cory Boyd)
New England Patriots
  • Pick 2008 5th round pick (153rd overall, Matthew Slater)

Team Grades

New England Patriots A+
Tampa Bay Buccaneers C-
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