Duane Butler
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| Position: | Linebacker / defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 9, 1973 Trotwood, Ohio |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Trotwood (OH) Madison |
| College: | Illinois State |
| Undrafted: | 1997 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Duane Butler (born November 9, 1973) is a former gridiron football linebacker / defensive back. He played college football at Illinois State.
College career
Duane Butler attended Illinois State University.[1] While there, he was a three time All-Conference selection, and left school with the school's fifth most career tackles record with 332 tackles.
Professional career
Butler began his career as a free agent, eventually playing in the
NFL Europa. 2001 was a busy year, as Butler played 15 games with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL, and a season with the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the XFL. After another season in Hamilton (2002), Butler found a home with the Montreal Alouettes, where he has played for the past 4 seasons (to 2006). In 2003, he tied the Alouettes records for most sacks in a game, with 5 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
.
References
- ^ "ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETES IN THE PROS | FOOTBALL". Illinois State Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "All-Time Numerical Roster". vikings.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
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