NFL Insider Ian Rapoport is reporting that Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler is expected to sign a five-year, $61 million deal, with $30 million guaranteed with the Tennessee Titans. (Ian Rapoport on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact
The Titans now have two former Patriots cornerbacks to go with their head coach Mike Vrabel, who is himself a former Patriots linebacker, as Butler joins Logan Ryan in the Tennessee secondary. Based on the contract being reported, it would seem that Butler's stock was not hurt at all by being inexplicably benched in the Super Bowl against the Eagles. With Vrabel running a similar defense to the one Butler played in for New England, it should be a fairly smooth transition.