COACHES & ADMINISTRATION
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSISTANT 5TH SEASON IN NFL • 5TH SEASON WITH RAIDERS RICK SLATE
COACHING BACKGROUND Years College/Pro Team Position Coached 1987-92 ................. Florida State ................Assistant Strength and Conditioning 1992 ....................... Florida Marlins.............Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 1993-2001..............Florida Marlins.............Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 2003-10 ................. New York Mets .............Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 2011-12 ................... Atlanta Braves .............Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 2012-17 .................. Atlanta Braves .............Director of Strength and Conditioning 2018-19.................. Oakland Raiders...........Strength and Conditioning Assistant 2020-22 ................ Las Vegas Raiders .......Strength and Conditioning Assistant PERSONAL: Native of St. Augustine, Fla. …Attended Florida State earning a bachelor’s degree in sports management and a master’s certificate in athletic administration…Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach and Registered Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association…Holds numerous other certifications including CrossFit Level 1, SFG Kettlebell Instructor Level 1 and 2, USAW Club Coach Level 1, USTF Level 1, FMS Level 1 and CPR…A member of the 2019 NFL Combine and Senior Bowl staff as well as the 2020 NFL Combine staff…Earned the NSCA – Strength and Conditioning Coach and CSCS*E Award…Has two daughters, Layla and Jada.
Rick Slate, who brings 34 years of strength and conditioning experience, enters his fifth season with the Silver and Black as a strength and conditioning assistant. He joined the Raiders after spending 25 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves. Working extensively with all position groups on the roster, Slate focuses include strength training and assistance in transitioning players back from injury into participation. He also helps manage performance data for the team’s strength and conditioning staff. Under Slate’s training, QB Derek Carr put together one of his best seasons as a Raider. Carr set a career and franchise record with 4,804 yards and became the only quarterback in the NFL to rank in the top-five in passing yards (4,804) and completion percentage (68.4). During his third season with the Raiders in 2020, Slate’s guidance in the weight room helped the Raiders produce two Pro Bowlers in RB Josh Jacobs and TE Darren Waller, both earning the nod for the first time in their careers. In 2019, Slate continued to help implement the team’s strength and conditioning program while working with multiple position groups throughout the roster. Slate saw T Trent Brown and C Rodney Hudson earn Pro Bowl honors, while G Richie Incognito, FB Alec Ingold, Jacobs and Waller were named as alternates. In 2018, Slate worked with TE Jared Cook as he earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2018. Slate also helped train Hudson and G/T Kelechi Osemele in 2018, who were named Pro Bowl alternates. With Slate’s guidance in the weight room, Carr started in all 16 contests for the third time in his career and finished the season with 4,049 yards on 381-of-553 passing (68.9 percent), 19 touchdowns against 10 interceptions for a passer rating of 93.9. Prior to entering the NFL, Slate was with the Braves organization from 2011-17 serving as the team’s director of strength and conditioning. Slate initially joined Atlanta in 2011 and served as the Braves’ minor league strength and conditioning coordinator before being promoted in 2012. In Atlanta, Slate oversaw all aspects of the Braves’ strength and conditioning program throughout all levels of the organization. Under his program, the Braves reached the postseason in back-to-back seasons from 2012-13 and saw the team capture the NL East title in 2013. From 2003-10, Slate was with the Mets for eight seasons as New York’s strength and conditioning coordinator. Slate helped the club win the NL East title in 2006, their first division crown since 1988, and went on to reach the League Championship Series. Slate began his professional career with the Marlins in 1992, one year prior to their inaugural season, as the team’s minor league strength and conditioning coordinator. He was promoted in 1993 and served as Florida’s strength and conditioning coordinator for nine years. During his tenure with the Marlins, Slate helped them win the 1997 World Series, becoming the first wild card team ever to win the World Series. Slate spent six years at Florida State as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 1987-92. During his time at Florida State, he helped the football program record six consecutive seasons with 10 or more wins, while earning six bowl wins and one ACC championship. He also helped his collegiate teams make it to the Sweet 16 in basketball and the College World Series in baseball while at Florida State.
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