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After Super snub by Patriots,

- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cornerback Malcolm Butler’s agent says Butler and the Tennessee Titans have agreed to a five-year deal worth more than $60 million.

Derek Simpson told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Butler will sign the deal, which includes more than $30 million guaranteed, once free agency begins.

The Titans declined to comment because free agency does not begin until this afternoon. Tennessee has approximat­ely $59 million in salary cap space after releasing running back DeMarco Murray and three other players last week.

The 28-year-old Butler is a Vicksburg, Mississipp­i, native who went undrafted out of West Alabama but spent the past four seasons with the New England Patriots. Butler started 48 of his 59 games and has eight career intercepti­ons. He was the hero of New England’s Super Bowl win after the 2014 season, intercepti­ng a pass to seal the 28-24 victory over Seattle.

The New Orleans Saints pursued Butler as a restricted free agent last year, but the trade price was too high.

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