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The Las Vegas Raiders recorded a big win over the New England Patriots in Week 6 but one former Patriot on the winning side took issue with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick for a perceived slight.
Speaking to the media after the game, Raiders defensive tackle Adam Butler admonished Belichick for not saying anything to him after the game despite playing for him for four seasons and making two Super Bowl appearances with the team.
“It did make me very upset that Bill didn’t have the respect for me to say anything to me after the game,” Butler said, via BroBible.
“Not even to congratulate me, tell me you look good, you don’t look good, kiss my ass — something. He didn’t say anything, so I kind of felt disrespected. It made me feel bad.”
Butler acknowledged that Belichick likely has “bigger things to worry about” in that moment.
#Raiders DT Adam Butler played 4 seasons with the #Patriots under Bill Belichick. After Belichick lost Sunday, Butler said Bill disrespected him.
“It did make me very upset that Bill didn’t even have the respect to say anything to me after the game. Not even congratulate me,… https://t.co/Y0Lu0208mn pic.twitter.com/sEonlHOe6z
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 16, 2023
From 2017 to 2020, Adam Butler started 12 of 63 games at defensive tackle and recorded 96 tackles, 15.0 sacks, 20 tackles for loss and 22 QB hits.
Butler had three tackles and 2.0 sacks during the Patriots’ 2017 Super Bowl run, including a tackle in their Super Bowl LII loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The following year, he played all three of the Patriots’ postseason games as they won Super Bowl LIII.