Jonathan Jones doesn’t want Patriots reunion tour to stop at Malcolm Butler originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
As the improbable return of Malcolm Butler to Foxboro settles in, New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones is already on to the next reunion.
If Butler can return after his acrimonious departure, highlighted by a pseudo-benching in Super Bowl LII, why can’t Stephon Gilmore return after being dealt to the Carolina Panthers amid a contract dispute last season?
Never say never, right?
Jones, who played with Butler and Gilmore in 2017 in New England, took to Twitter to shoot his shot at getting the band back together on Wednesday afternoon.
Gilmore, the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, remains unsigned as free agency extends into its second week.
The initial signing of Gilmore to a five-year, $65 million deal in March 2017 initially foreshadowed the end of Butler’s first stint in New England. Butler moved on to the Tennessee Titans the following offseason and…