Alexander and Slater tied for the league lead with 16 Return Stops last year, and in a surprising example of the Pro Bowl getting something completely right, the two players were chosen as the Pro-Bowl special-teamers for the NFC and AFC. Slater was particularly impressive with a Return Stop on all 16 of his tackles.
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Special Teams Tackles 2012
Matthew Slater getting some love. When everyone talks about the Patriots draft history, rarely do you hear about Slater, a player without a true college position that the Pats took in the fifth round of the 2008 draft.