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Patriots Super Bowl XLIX Hero Malcolm Butler to Perform Keeper of the Light Duties in 2024 Home Opener vs. Seattle Seahawks

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Last year at the Patriots home opener, New England welcomed Tom Brady back home to Gillette Stadium for a halftime celebration. That day, Brady started a new Gillette Stadium tradition as the Keeper of the Light, ringing the bell atop the stadium's new lighthouse prior to the Patriots team introduction.

This year, the Patriots host the Seattle Seahawks for their 2024 home opener, the team the Patriots defeated in dramatic fashion in Super Bowl XLIX to conclude the 2014 season a decade ago. To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of that championship season, the Patriots are welcoming back Super Bowl 49 hero Malcolm Butler as this Sunday's Keeper of the Light.