Eleven years later, that Chevy Colorado still runs like a champ.
It helps that it only has 15,000 miles on it. Malcolm Butler only takes it out for special occasions.
“That’s a trophy — that ain’t no truck,” the former Patriots cornerback said by phone from Houston, where he now lives. “Matter of fact, I should drive it all this week.”
As Butler said, it’s not just a truck. It was the prize for the MVP of Super Bowl XLIX. Tom Brady won that award after defeating the Seahawks, 28-24, but he gifted the truck to Butler. It was Butler’s goal-line interception with 20 seconds left that saved the day for the Patriots and made an instant sensation out of Butler, then an undrafted rookie who was only a couple of years removed from working a job at Popeyes.
With the Patriots and Seahawks set to play again next Sunday in Super Bowl LX, Butler is reliving the interception all over again.
Read the full story from Ben Volin at BostonGlobe.com. |
