FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler made a statement this week by showing up at the team's voluntary offseason program: Disappointment over not receiving a lucrative long-term extension won't be a factor in him making a full-fledged investment to the club in 2017.
This isn't necessarily a surprise based on Butler's first three years with the Patriots. From an on-field and pure competitiveness perspective, he has been exemplary.
But sometimes business-based matters can complicate things, and this has been a different offseason for Butler, which has been well-documented at this point.