Robert Kraft, in an interview with Nick Underhill, said that he hopes Malcolm Butler stays in New England. Some outlets, the NFL for example, twisted the story a bit. Headlines ran that the Patriots don’t intend to trade Butler. And while Kraft did say, “I hope he’s with us and signs his offer sheet and plays for us,” that headline is more than a bit misleading. He still might end up with the New Orleans Saints.
In the first place, Robert Kraft went on to say that he has no final say in the decision for whether or not to trade Butler.