Malcolm Butler has come a long way since The Interception
“It helped my career."
HOUSTON — Malcolm Butler rarely goes a day without thinking of his last Super Bowl. He can’t. People ask him questions about it all the time, or they tag him in videos of his game-sealing, goal-line interception against the Seahawks two years ago. He can’t even drive his truck — the one Super Bowl XLIX MVP Tom Brady gave him — without thinking about it.
When it became clear the Patriots would be going back to the big game this season, Butler started getting reminders by the minute. On media night Monday in Houston, he deflected several questions until, eventually, he stated the obvious.
“I am most definitely known for that play — making one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history,” Butler said. “It helped my career. That is pretty much all I can say. I got us a ring, and we are just here.”
Read the complete story at BostonGlobe.com.
Don’t have a Globe subscription? Boston.com readers get a 2-week free trial.
