Seven years after Malcolm Butler was mysteriously benched in New England Patriots’ Losses to Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl Lii, Star Corner Back chooses to remain silent on the case.
Butler who won two Super Bowls During his tenure with the patriots, which included his game-relaxing interception on the one-yard line against the Seattle Seahawks, has maintained all these years later that his absence in the Super Bowl in 2018 was simply a “coach’s decision.”
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New England Patriots Cornerback Malcolm Butler, #21, looks at against Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl Lii at US Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018. (Mark J. Revilas-usa Today Sports)
“It was just a coach’s decision,” butler said during a performance on 98.5 SPORTS NEED This week.
“It’s just loyalty. No embarrassing none. That’s what it is.”
Butler came on the field for just special team games, but never played any defensive snaps during the game. Theories of why Bill Belichick Benged Butler has been floated over the years, but the former player refused them during Tuesday’s performance, including speculation that he was being benched to attend parties before the game.
New England Patriots Cornerback Malcolm Butler, #21, breaks a passport intended for Jacksonville Jaguar’s wide receives Marqise Lee, #11, during the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018. (Mark J. Revilas-usa Today Sports)
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“No, I think a ring is more important than a party. I can do it for the rest of my life. In fact, I did last night,” he said. “We are adult men. We had time to be at work and a time not to mess.”
The mystery behind Butler’s bench was discussed in Apple TV+’s docuseries “Dynasty.”
Owner Robert Kraft said he has been told it was not “football -related.”
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“What has been told is that there was something personal that was going on between Bill and Malcolm that was not football -related,” he said in the documentary, Via al.com. “I always felt that every decision Bill had made had been to put what was first in the team’s interest, and put aside feelings. But with Malcolm he did the opposite.”
The following season signed Butler a contract with Tennessee TitansAt Where he played under head coach Mike Vabel.
New England Patriots Cornerback Malcolm Butler, #21, against Jacksonville Jaguars during the AFC championship at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018. (Mark J. Revilas-usa Today Sports)
Butler praised Vrabel’s coaching skills as the former Patriot returns to New England this season as head coach.
“He is a good trainer he is a player’s coach – he feels [the] Players. He has the same philosophy as Bill Belichick, but he’s a little nice, “Butler said of Vabel with a laugh.
