Bill Belichick revealed after his team's 41-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII that his decision not to play Malcolm Butler came down to a "football decision."
#Patriots head coach Bill Belichick says Malcolm Butler wasn’t held out for disciplinary reasons or his illness. pic.twitter.com/yNJ74Ky1s9
— Raul Martinez NBC10 Boston (@RaulNBCBoston) February 5, 2018
Belichick said Butler didn’t play due to a football decision not disciplinary decision pic.twitter.com/Jx1ZqScTfA
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) February 5, 2018
Matt Patricia addresses Malcolm Butler pic.twitter.com/ZhKKWh3kkq
— Courtney Cox (@coxcourtney) February 5, 2018
The Patriots were whalloped through the air, with Nick Foles lighting New England up to a the tune of 373 yards through the air, three touchdowns and one interception.
Butler is a former Pro Bowler, two-time Super Bowl champion and has started 16, 16 and 15 games in each of the last three years, respectively. He's also registered eight interceptions over the last three seasons.
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