No matter what happens in the next five to ten years of Malcolm Butler’s NFL career, he will always be remembered fondly by fans of the New England Patriots.
He quite literally came out of nowhere and made one of, if not the most famous play in Super Bowl history (not to mention the hours of grief counselling that victory washed away). Not bad for an undrafted rookie who a position coach took a chance on inviting to a rookie mini-camp nine months before that.
Over the past two years he has endeared himself further to Patriots fans and the rest of the NFL by earning a starting role and establishing himself as one of the better number one corners in the league.