Matt Patricia Malcolm Butler exchanged words leading up to corners mysterious Super Bowl benching book says
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Matt Judon Jersey this week thanks to making his return to Foxborough, with the set to take on the Patriots for Sunday Night Football. While the bulk of this week will be di secting Brady's departure from Bill Belichick and the Patriots, we also just got a bit more information about one of the more puzzling decisions in New England's two-decade run of dominance -- the benching of during Super Bowl LII.In an excerpt released from the upcoming book "It's Better to Be Feared" by ESPN's Seth Wickersham, the door was opened a bit more on what may have contributed to Butler not seeing the field at all on defense in that lo s to Philadelphia and just one special teams snap.:In the lead-up to
Brandon Williams Jersey Super Bowl LII against the , Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia traded heated words at practice over the former Super Bowl hero's lack of effort. Butler was demoted. At the team party after New England's lo s, Butler responded to teammates asking why he was benched by saying, "These dudes,"
Justice Hill Jersey referring to the coaches, according to the book, "these mother f---ers."Neither Belichick nor Butler has ever openly addre sed why the corner was benched in the game, which has led to sensational speculation over the years. There were also reports that Butler was under the weather leading up to this game and was playing poorly in practice, so there could have been a number of factors that contributed to his benching.Even if he wasn't feeling 100%, however, he clearly felt like he was able to play, given his comments reported in the book. New England
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Chris Wormley Jersey lo s to the Eagles with leading Philly to 538 yards of total offense while converting 10 of their 16 third-down opportunities and both of their fourth-down attempts. Clearly, Butler -- the hero in Super Bowl XLIX and Pro Bowl corner -- could have helped in that regard. That said, a spat with Patricia during the week certainly crystalizes why that may not have even been under consideration.