Marshawn Lynch, Pete Carroll and different key figures within the Seattle Seahawks’ Tremendous Bowl XLIX loss to the New England Patriots will not be anyplace close to Gillette Stadium on Sunday when the groups play in Week 2.
The Patriots will welcome again dozens of former gamers and coaches to Foxborough to have fun the tenth anniversary of their championship season, nonetheless, together with retired cornerback Malcolm Butler.
The one-time Professional Bowler will function the “Keeper of the Gentle,” forward of the competition, a practice that began ultimately yr’s dwelling opener when legendary quarterback Tom Brady returned to Gillette Stadium for the primary time. Like Brady did in 2023, Butler will ring the bell atop the stadium’s new lighthouse previous to the house group’s introduction.
The West Alabama product is greatest remembered for his interception of Russell Wilson’s go on the objective line to seal the New England’s 28-24 win over Seattle Seahawks within the championship.