New England Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater is locked up in his house just like the rest of the country, but he is finding interesting ways to train during his free time.
Apparently, it involves using his own kids as a home gym:
“The kids have become human weights,” said the father of three, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com.
That's one way of being resourceful.
Slater, who played his collegiate football at UCLA, was originally selected by the Patriots in the fifth round (153rd pick overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
The 34-year-old entered the league as a wide receiver, but he has logged just one catch in his 12-year NFL career.
Instead, Slater has become a special teams extraordinaire. The wideout has made eight Pro Bowl appearances while earning a pair of First-Team All-Pro selections since 2011, all due to his tremendous work on special teams.
Interestingly enough, Slater is not even a kick returner, but has become a master of accumulating special teams tackles. As a matter of fact, since entering the NFL, Slater has amassed 154 tackles.
Slater is the Patriots' special teams captain, and for good reason.
New England has had a crazy offseason, to say the least.
Of course, the Pats' spring has been highlighted by legendary quarterback Tom Brady bolting New England to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency.
Outside of 2016, when Brady served a four-game suspension for Deflategate, the Patriots have gone into the season with Brady as the Week 1 starter every year since 2002.
New England has won 11 straight AFC East division titles, a streak that appears to be in serious jeopardy due to Brady's departure.
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