Could “Malcom, Go” become “Malcolm, Come Back?”
Former New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler will forever be remembered for living the moment for which most athletes dream, yet seldom achieve.
With 20 seconds remaining in Super Bowl XLIX, the Seattle Seahawks were in position to score on the Patriots' one-yard line. Poised to erase a four-point New England lead, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson attempted to find wide receiver Ricardo Lockette on a slat route at the goal line. Butler got the quick jump on Lockette and intercepted Wilson’s pass, returning possession to the Patriots and preserving a 28-24 victory and New England’s fifth Super Bowl championship.