Patriots release Malcolm Butler with injury settlement

BOSTON — Malcolm Butler’s reunion with the Patriots didn’t go as deliberate, formally coming to an finish on Thursday.

The Patriots launched Butler with an damage settlement. Butler had been positioned on injured reserve earlier this summer time.

By releasing Butler with the damage settlement, the Patriots permit for Butler to signal with one other staff when or if he’s wholesome sufficient to play.

The 32-year-old cornerback had returned to New England after retiring previous to the 2021 season, when he was employed by the Arizona Cardinals. He had spent the earlier three seasons with the Tennessee Titans, the place he signed after his notorious benching within the Patriots’ Tremendous Bowl LII loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Butler’s profession started with New England as an undrafted free agent out of West Alabama, together with his rookie season ending on one of the crucial vital performs in NFL historical past, when he intercepted Russell Wilson’s move on the objective line to permit the Patriots to win their first Tremendous Bowl in a decade.

He signed with the Patriots this 12 months and performed within the staff’s first preseason sport, however he did not return to the follow area after that sport earlier than being positioned on injured reserve.