The New England Patriots do not have a Super Bowl win to celebrate this time around after falling prey to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday in Super Bowl LII, 41-33. The loss probably hurt more for Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler, who did not play a single defensive snap in the game for unknown reasons.
According to ESPN’s Mark Reiss, a grief-stricken Butler expressed his resentment at the fact that the Patriots barely utilized him in the game.
Butler was not part of the Patriots’ final injury report, so it was assumed prior to the Super Bowl that he will play a key role in containing the Eagles’ passing defense. However, the Patriots’ coaching staff never deployed Butler on defense, opting only to use him as part of the special teams against Philadelphia.
Butler was either genuinely clueless or just did not want to speak about the matter for the meantime when asked by Reiss if he had any idea why he got such treatment from the Pats.
This is a sad turn in Butler’s tenure in New England. The 27-year-old cornerback etched his name in Boston sports lore after making an interception late in Super Bowl XLIX to preserve the win for New England versus the Seattle Seahawks, but his presence was barely felt in the Philadelphia game.
That could also be Malcolm Butler’s last game as Patriot, as he is bound for free agency this offseason.
Butler played in all of the Pats’ games in the 2017 regular season, compiling 60 combined tackles, three forced fumbles, and, two interceptions.
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