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By Simon Evans GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - No one in the NFL wanted Malcolm Butler in May's draft but on Sunday the cornerback from a small college in Alabama made the game-winning play for the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. With Seattle at the one-yard line inside the final minute, the 24-year-old rookie, nicknamed 'Scrap', took a chance and threw himself in front of Ricardo Lockette, intercepting Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and ensuring a 28-24 win. Butler said he had been warned during the week by coach Bill Belichick to be prepared for such a play. Butler, who played for the University of West Alabama after transferring from Hinds Community College in Mississippi, said he was alerted to the play by the way Seattle stacked their receivers.
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