Ex-Patriots Star Malcolm Butler remains avoiding on the infamous bench of Super Bowl: “That’s what is”
Seven years after Malcolm Butler was mysteriously found in New England Patriots’ Loss for Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl Lii, the star decides to keep quiet about it.
Butler, who won two Super Bowls During his tenure with the Patriots, which included his intercepting game on the line with one court against Seattle Seahawks, he kept all these years later that his absence in Super Bowl 2018 was simply a “coach decision”.
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The new England Patriots, Malcolm Butler, #21, watches against Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl Lii at the US Bank Stadium, February 4, 2018. (Mark J. Rebilus-Ussa today Sports)
“It was just a coach’s decision,” Butler said during the appearance 98.5 Sports Center This week.
“It’s just loyalty. No one is ashamed to anyone. That’s what it is.”
Butler went out on the ground for a special team, but he never played any defensive shots during the match. The theories about why Bill Belichick Butler went through the years, but the former player denied them during Tuesday, including speculations that he was sent to participate in parties before the game.
New England Patriots, Malcolm Butler, #21, interrupts a pass to Jacksonville Jaguars with a wide receiver Marqise Lee, #11, during the first quarter in the AFC Championship game at the Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018. (Mark J. Rebilus-Ussa today Sports)
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“No, I think the ring is more important than fun. I can do it for the rest of my life. In fact, I did that last night,” he said. “We are adults men. We have time to be at work and time not to mess up.”
The mystery behind the Butler bench was discussed in Apple TV+Docuseries “Dynasty”.
Owner Robert Kraft said he was told he wasn’t “football”.
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“What I was told was that there was something personal between Bill and Malcolm that was not associated with football,” he said in the documentary, via al.com. “I always felt that every proposal of the decision was on the decision to put what was in the best interest of the team and put an emotion in the best interest of the team. But with Malcolm, he did the opposite.”
Next season Butler signed a contract with Tennessee Titans,, where he played under the head coach Mike Vrabel.
New England Patriots, Malcolm Butler, #21, against Jacksonville Jagurs during the AFC Championship at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018. (Mark J. Rebilus-Ussa today Sports)
Butler praised Vrabel’s coaching abilities because the former Patriot returns to new England this season as the main coach.
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“He’s a great coach, he’s a player’s coach – he feels [the] Players. He has the same philosophy as Bill Belichick, but he’s a little nice, “Butler said about Vrabel with a laugh.
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