Malcolm Butler seems to be unhappy with his contract situation

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Malcolm Butler is undoubtedly an All-Pro cornerback, but he isn't being paid like one.

Butler, who is a restricted free agent and made $600,000 last season as the Pats' top corner, is unhappy with his current contract and wants a new deal that will pay him more money.

For everything that he has done and continues to do for the Patriots, you really can't blame him for feeling this way.



This isn't the first time the media has caught wind of Butler's desire to get a new contract, and this won't be the last we hear of it.

According to NESN, the Patriots can tender a contract to Butler and pay him $4 million, which is still an underpayment for a player of his caliber. However, if a team were to sign Butler to a contract and the Pats don't match it, the team that signs him would be forced to give up a first-round pick to do so.

By virtue of that, that may seriously limit the amount of teams that want to go after him.

The Patriots shouldn't have as much of an issue locking up Butler like they might with Dont'a Hightower, but I'm of the opinion that they should pay both of them whatever they want. Butler and Hightower literally saved Super Bowls from going the other way for the Patriots and remain two of their most productive players.

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