Tom Brady and Patriots teammates show support for Malcolm Butler
Butler spoke about the Super Bowl, and his teammates rallied around him.
Malcolm Butler released a statement on Tuesday afternoon regarding his benching in the Patriots’ Super Bowl 52 loss to the Eagles.
Butler posted the message on Twitter and Instagram — and current and former Patriots players rallied around Butler by liking the post, including Tom Brady.
Here was Butler’s statement:
— Malcolm CB Butler (@Mac_BZ) February 6, 2018
Tom Brady liked and commented support on the post.
Brady liked the post and also posted the following comment on the post.
Tom Brady on Malcolm Butler’s statement on Instagram pic.twitter.com/acNVX33mAf
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 6, 2018
Other Patriots, current and former, liked the post.
Along with Brady, LeGarrette Blount, Brandon Browner, and a host of other current and former Patriots showed their support for Butler:
Along with Brady, the post has been liked by Phillip Dorsett, Elandon Roberts, Harvey Langi, Cody Hollister, Vincent Valentine, Martellus Bennett, Marcus Cannon, Jacoby Brissett, Justin Coleman, LeGarrette Blount, Brandon Browner, Jamie Collins and Rob Ninkovich
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) February 6, 2018
Here’s Blount’s like, as well as Browner’s comment of support:
Butler’s situation will still be something to watch in the coming days. He never says what happened and doesn’t say whether he’s going back to New England.
But for now, it appears that his teammates are on his side of whatever the situation is.