- New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler didn't play a defensive snap in the Super Bowl.
- After the game, Butler said he wasn't sure why he was benched, saying the team "gave up" on him.
- Butler said he could have changed the game if he had played, and he may have a point, as the Patriots gave up 41 points to the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Bill Belichick said the benching was not disciplinary.
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The hero of the Patriots' Super Bowl 3 years ago didn't play a defensive snap against the Eagles and said the team 'gave up' on him
Malcolm Butler was mysteriously missing from the Super Bowl, and he didn't have an answer as to why.
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In 2014, Malcolm Butler made the Super Bowl-winning interception on Russell Wilson to help the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks.
On Sunday, in Super Bowl 52, Butler didn't play a single defensive snap against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Butler's benching was a confusing one. Butler was considered a young, rising cornerback in the NFL, and he played 97.8% of defensive snaps during the season, the most among Patriots defensive backs, according to Football Outsiders. But during the Super Bowl, he was suddenly missing from the biggest game of the year.
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After the game, Butler was blunt, telling ESPN's Mike Reiss that the Patriots "gave up" on him.
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