Keep in mind Malcolm Butler? He was the hero of Super Bowl XLIX and was famously benched in Super Bowl LII. What’s he as much as as of late? Let’s examine in with the previous Professional Bowl cornerback.
The place are former Patriots now? CB Malcolm Butler (2014-2017, 2022)
Butler final appeared on an NFL roster in 2022 and declared himself officially retired in 2024. Nowadays, he’s working as a soccer coach at St. Thomas Excessive Faculty in Houston, Texas.
St. Thomas employed Butler in 2023 to help with defensive backs group. He’s presently listed because the school’s defensive backs coach. You may take a look at some photos of him working with players on the field on his Instagram page.
“Been doing that for 2 years,” Butler said to 98.5 The Sports Hub in February. “Simply making an attempt to be above water and thank God and simply dwelling. Life after soccer, simply dwelling. Taking good care of your self, psychological, bodily and simply being me.”
Butler was again in Foxborough on a few events this previous season. He was the Keeper of the Mild (lighthouse bell-ringer) earlier than a sport this 12 months. He was additionally current for the Tremendous Bowl XLIX reunion and Tom Brady’s induction into the Patriots Corridor of Fame.
Butler had an unlikely path to the NFL. A local of Vicksburg, Mississippi, he performed at Hinds Group Faculty and ultimately Division II West Alabama.
Butler wasn’t on NFL radars heading into the 2014 draft and went unpicked. Ultimately, the Patriots invited him to their rookie minicamp. The unheralded rookie impressed the staff with a robust camp and ultimately earned a spot on the roster.
The younger cornerback performed sparingly as a rookie. He ultimately had his breakout second in Tremendous Bowl XLIX when he ran onto the sphere as a part of New England’s purpose line stand towards the Seattle Seahawks.
With the ultimate seconds of the sport ticking away, Butler famously jumped a go from Russell Wilson supposed for Ricardo Lockette. It stays one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history.
Butler continued to carve out a stable profession with New England. He grew to become a full-time starter in 2015, incomes his lone profession Professional Bowl nod. He received his second Tremendous Bowl as a part of the 2016 staff.
In 2017, Butler’s relationship with New England began to fray. The troubles culminated when Butler was mysteriously benched for Tremendous Bowl LII towards the Philadelphia Eagles.
Neither Butler nor Invoice Belichick have ever come ahead with a conclusive rationalization for the choice.
In 2018, Butler left in free company to signal with the Tennessee Titans. The cornerback struggled to match his ordinary efficiency and have become a goal of heavy criticism in Tennessee.
The Titans minimize Butler after three seasons. Shortly after, he signed a one-year cope with the Cardinals. Nonetheless, Butler by no means performed a snap for Arizona. Simply earlier than the beginning of the 2021 NFL season, Butler introduced that he was retiring because of private causes.
Butler got here out of retirement in 2022 and returned to New England. Nonetheless, he sustained an damage throughout coaching camp and was positioned on injured reserve. That marked his final look on an NFL roster.
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