It is still not known why Malcolm Butler was not used in the Super Bowl in February 2018. Now the cornerback is back with the New England Patriots and talks about his relationship with head coach Bill Belichick.

Munich – His tenure with the New England Patriots ended in disappointment. Star cornerback Malcolm Butler was surprisingly not used in the Super in February 2018 and had to watch from the sidelines as his team lost 33-41 to the Philadelphia Eagles.

After three seasons with the Tennessee Titans and a brief interlude with the Arizona Cardinals, he is now back with his former team. The 32-year-old signed a two-year contract worth nine million US dollars.

This led to a reunion with head coach Bill Belichick, who promoted him to the bench in that year’s final game. The reasons for this are still unknown.

However, the relationship between the two is said not to have suffered in the long term. “I don’t have too much to say about it,” Butler said when asked about the incident at the time.

“I try to live in the present. You can’t think about the past all the time. I have moved away from that. I know the issue will always be there, but I haven’t said anything to anyone about it. “

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Butler had actually finished his career when the request from New England came. “It was a surprise,” Butler admits. “My agent told me Bill wanted to talk to me. I was happy about that. I started training right away because I knew there was an opportunity for me to come back.”

“I didn’t expect to return to New England, but I always had respect for the New England Patriots,” Butler explains.

“One thing I learned is that you should never burn your bridges. You deal with situations like that as a man and as an adult. If I didn’t do that, I don’t think I would have the opportunity to come back here. “