Two players with Alabama football roots who helped the New England Patriots win two of the past three Super Bowls were included in the first installment of the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2017 on Monday night.
NFL players vote for the Top 100 Players, and, for the first time, the list includes linebacker Dont'a Hightower and cornerback Malcolm Butler.
Butler was No. 99 on the list, and Hightower was No. 94. Butler played at West Alabama, and Hightower played at Alabama.
NFL Network profiled the 80th through 100th players on the list on Monday night and will continue to do so in groups of 10 on successive Monday nights until the No.