Former Patriots special-teamer Matthew Slater, a 10-time Pro Bowler during a 16-year career with the team before serving as special assistant to coach Jerod Mayo in 2024, will see his long-term tenure with the team end this offseason according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com.

Slater's position on the coaching staff will not carry over to the new regime of Mike Vrabel.

As noted by Reiss, quarterback Drake Maye recently called Slater a key mentor during Maye’s rookie season, in a role that helped Maye in “all aspects of life,” during an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio.

With a new coach comes major changes. And even though Vrabel’s last year as a player with the Patriots — 2008 — coincided with Slater’s rookie season, the Vrabel-led Patriots will be moving in a different direction.

It is hard to imagine Slater with any other team but, if he wants to continue coaching in the NFL, it will be somewhere other than New England.