A Possibility the New England Patriots reunite with former Patriot

The New England Patriots recently sign veteran DT Davon Godchaux. However, the possibility of reuniting with former Patriot Adam Butler is fairly high.

Recently, former New England Patriot DT Adam Butler was released by the Miami Dolphins due to a failed physical, reported by the Miami Dolphins. Now, the Pats just re-signed Davon Godchaux earlier this week. The addition of Butler can easily make this the most well-rounded defensive interior throughout the NFL. The inquiry of veteran DT Adam Butler can elevate the Pats run defense. In 2021, the Patriots’ rush defense ranked 24th (126.5 yards per game) throughout the entire NFL. The presence of another veteran DT would greatly benefit the Alabama product Christian Barmore.

In 2020, Butler’s last season with the Patriots, he had the best season of his career. He recorded 31 total tackles, 15 solo tackles, four sacks, and two pass deflections, per NFL.com. Butler joined the Pats in 2017 as an undrafted rookie, however, he proved to be a huge asset in the pass and run game.  In fact, Butler was a part of that 2019 Patriots defense that contained the high-flying Los Angeles Rams to three points. Butler admitted to enjoying his time in New England and many would embrace his presence with open arms returning back home.

Adam Butler’s intro to the New England Patriots

Butler graduated from Vanderbilt University and entered the league being an undrafted rookie. However, during his pro day, he expressed an interesting story about New England Patriots HC Bill Belichick, reported Zack Cox for NESN. During Butler’s pro day, he had no clue Belichick arrived to observe. This caught him by surprise, yet, he continued to go about his business as normal. Initially, Butler popped into Belichick’s mind during a film session with DB coach Torren McGaster that took two hours. During these two hours, an odd clip of Butler getting a sack with odd commentary came across. In that game, he recorded two sacks and two tackles for a loss proving to be dominant.

“I had no idea he was there,” Butler said Wednesday. “I was just casually walking back from the workout, and (Vanderbilt assistant athletic director) Jason Grooms and (James) Dobson, the strength coach, just pulled me to the side and said, ‘Hey, Bill Belichick’s in there waiting for you.’

He expressed he felt a unique connection with Belichick and understood how serious of a man he was. Once the opportunity landed in his grasp he took it and never looked back.

“He’s a very serious guy, and he knows his stuff,” the 23-year-old said. “There’s no question about that.

” … I did have other offers,” Butler said. “… (But after) talking to some of the other options that I had, it seemed like they didn’t really want me as bad as the Patriots did. So I just went for the Patriots. You can tell when someone’s blowing smoke. It’s not hard to tell. (The other teams) were clearly blowing smoke.”