New England QB wants to give MVP truck to game-saving teammate

BOSTON - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn't hand over the MVP trophy to teammate Malcolm Butler, but he did give him the next best thing.

Celebrating his fourth NFL championship with a 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, and his third Most Valuable Player award. Brady also got a bright red, 2015 Chevrolet Colorado truck, which goes to the winner of the prize along with the Pete Rozelle trophy.

But since the award would not have been possible were it not for Butler's interception in the last 26 seconds of the game, Brady has decided to give his truck to the game's last minute hero, CBS Boston reported.

The cornerback's picking off of a pass from Seattle's quarterback Russell Wilson stopped a Seahawks scoring drive at the one yard line, all but changing the outcome of the game. The decision to pass was roundly criticized as an ill-conceived play call on the part of the offense.

Butler was not one of the 256 players drafted into the NFL last May, and earned his spot on the Patriots with an impressive rookie camp and preseason. While fans didn't see much of Butler during the regular season, he was no stranger to Brady, constantly plucking the quarterback's passes from the sky.

So when Butler came down with the game-saving interception with 20 seconds remaining on Sunday night, Brady wasn't surprised.

"He's been doing it to me in practice all season so it was nice to see him pick someone else off," Brady joked.

All jokes aside, Butler's play is one Brady will never forget.

"Malcolm made a huge play to save our season," he said. "It was the perfect play at the perfect time. None of us will ever forget that play."