In 2016, Butler was named second-team All-Pro after starting all 16 regular season games for the second year in a row. Butler recorded 63 tackles and one sack while notching four interceptions in 2016, along with 17 passes defensed.

Last season, Butler started 15 of 16 games for the Patriots, and he recorded 60 tackles and two interceptions. Butler started at corner and finished with six tackles total and added a pass defensed in New England's AFC Championship victory vs. Jacksonville, but he played just one snap on special teams in Super Bowl LII vs. Philadelphia.

Butler told the Boston Herald on Wednesday that he was never given a reason for why he didn't play in Super Bowl LII, but he reiterated that he has no hard feelings toward his former team.