Malcolm Butler excited by Cardinals squad ahead of return to the place he made his name
Arizona’s newest addition Malcolm Butler already feels at home in The Grand Canyon State. Like Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, Butler and State Farm Stadium are part of one another forever.
Super Bowl XLIX will live long in the memory of Butler — and Seahawks fans — with his interception chiseled into the annals of NFL history.
His new coordinator, Vance Joseph is a defense specialist. The prospect of playing under him has Butler watering at the mouth.
“He seems like he knows how to call plays [for] situational football,” Butler told team reporter Lisa Matthews. “He knows that good football teams are led by the players, not by the coaches. And I like his scheme.”
Butler also noted that playing alongside former Patriots teammate Chandler Jones and defensive lineman J.J. Watt were also factors in his decision to come to Arizona.
“Arizona was making good moves. You know obviously I played with Chandler. You brought J.J. Watt in, you got the young, talented quarterback (Kyler Murray), you got the dynamic wide receiver duo (DeAndre Hopkins & A.J. Green).”
After allowing more points than 20 other NFL teams, Butler’s experienced presence will be crucial to the Cardinals postseason hopes in a cutthroat NFC West.