Slye, 28, was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on May 2, 2024 ... Originally signed by N.Y. Giants as a rookie free agent (5/6/19) ... Released by N.Y. Giants (5/14/19) ... Signed by N.Y. Giants (7/24/19) ... Released by N.Y. Giants (7/27/19) ... Signed by Carolina (8/1/19) ... Re-Signed by Carolina (2/6/20) ... Re-signed by Carolina (1/5/21) ... Released by Carolina (8/28/21) ... Signed by Houston to the practice squad (9/7/21) ... Elevated by Houston to the active roster from the practice squad (9/11/21) ... Reverted back to the Houston practice squad (9/13/21) ... Elevated by Houston to the active roster from the practice squad (9/18/21) ... Reverted back to the Houston practice squad (9/20/21) ... Signed by Houston to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (9/23/21) ... Released by Houston (9/30/21) ... Signed by San Francisco (10/5/21) ... Released by San Francisco (11/2/21) ... Signed by Washington (11/9/21) ... Re-signed by Washington as an unrestricted free agent (4/11/22) ... Signed by Jacksonville as an unrestricted free agent from Washington (3/18/24) ... Released by Jacksonville (4/30/24).
2024 (17/0 – Washington)
• Handled all kickoffs, field goals and extra points and connected on 19-of-24 field goals and 32-of-35 extra points. Also had 64 touchbacks on 69 kickoffs.
• In Week 8 in a game vs. Philadelphia (10/29), he connected on a career-long and a franchise record 61-yard field goal in the second quarter.
2023 (17/0 – Washington)
• Played in all 17 games and handled kickoffs, field goals and extra points. Connected on 25-of-30 field goals and 24-of-28 extra points and had 60 touchbacks on 74 kickoffs.
• Was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in a Week 10 game vs. Philadelphia (11/14) when he helped lead his team to a win after connecting on all four field goals, including a 55 and 58-yard field goal.
• Was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November after finishing 10-of-10 and 7-of-8 on extra points.
2021 (6/0 – Washington )
• Was signed by Washington on Nov. 9 and played in six games, connecting on all 12 of his field goal attempts and 9 of his 10 extra point attempts.
• Suffered an injury vs. Seattle (11/29) and was placed on injured reserve before being activated back to the 53-man roster on Dec. 25.
2021 (3/0 – San Francisco)
• Was signed by San Francisco on Oct. 5 following an injury to Robbie Gould and played in three games for the 49ers before being released on Nov. 2.
• Connected on 7-of-8 field goals and 2-of-4 extra points.
• Joined the Houston practice squad after being released by Carolina at the end of training camp.
• Was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad for two games before being signed to the 53-man roster.
• In three games with Houston he connected on 4-of-5 field goals and 7-of-8 extra points.
• Played in all 16 games and made 29-of-36 field goals, 33-of-36 extra points for 120 total points. Also had 71 touchbacks on 78 kickoffs.
• In Week 7 at New Orleans (10/25), Slye attempted an NFL record 65-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining in the 4th quarter, but was short by a few inches as the Panthers lost 27–24. Two weeks at Kansas City (11/8), Slye missed another record attempt, this time from 67 yards as time
• Originally was signed by the New York Giants as a rookie free agent and signed with Carolina after being released by the Giants.
• Played in all 16 games and made 25-of-32 field goals and 31-of-35 extra points for 106 total points. Also handled kickoff duties with 66 of 69 kicks going for touchbacks.
• Tallied a season-high 14 points by connecting on all four field-goal attempts and two extra points at New England (10/21). Kicked a season-long 54-yard field goal.
• Made his NFL debut vs. L.A. Rams (9/8), missing his first career field goal attempt from 53 yards out but hitting his next two tries from 46 and 52 yards out while making all three of his extra point attempt.
• Named the National Football Conference (NFC) Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 4 at Houston (9/29) after making all three field goals, including a 55-yarder.
• Slye played four seasons for the Virginia Tech Hokies, opting to join the team as a walk-on over a scholarship offer from James Madison.
• He made 78 of 108 field goal attempts (72.2 percent) and 169 of 172 of extra point attempts (98.3 percent).
• Slye was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico but grew up in Stafford, Virginia.
• Attended North Stafford High School, where he played high school football.
• Slye was named all-state as both a kicker and as a linebacker for the Wolverines.
• Married to wife, Brittaney.
