NFL Rumors: Patriots Member Told Bill Belichick To Bench Malcolm Butler

Ever since the New England Patriots’ loss in Super Bowl LII, Bill Belichick has taken all the heat for the controversial decision to bench Malcolm Butler. But the Pats head coach reportedly didn’t make the decision alone. In fact, he might not have been the one to come up with it in the first place. Boston Sports Journal’s Greg Bedard published a piece Monday, reacting to comments made by Belichick and Robert Kraft at this week’s NFL Annual Meeting. And while commenting on Kraft’s vague admission of a postseason meeting between he, Belichick and Tom Brady, Bedard offered the following: “Now, I’m not going to launch into conspiracy theories and start yelling things like, ‘See, everything isn’t