Kelly Butler
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Position: | Offensive lineman | ||||||
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Born: | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | June 24, 1982||||||
Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 317 lb (144 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Grand Rapids (MI) Union | ||||||
College: | Purdue | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 6 / Pick: 172 | ||||||
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Kelly Don Butler (born July 24, 1982) is a former professional
Butler was a member of the Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Outside of his involvement with the Blue Bombers, Butler often appears on Winnipeg based radio station CITI-FM, as a guest co-host of Wheeler in the Morning.
High school career
Butler attended Union High School, where he played football as well as basketball. He was a two-time All-City and All-Arena selection as a member of the school's football team. He was named an All-American, All-State and All-Regional selection as a senior, as well as a member of the city championship winning team. He was ranked as the #24 offensive lineman and #209 player overall in the nation by Prep Football Report.
College career
Butler then attended
Professional career
Pre-draft
Butler was invited, and attended the 2004 NFL Scouting Combine.[2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 7+3⁄8 in (2.02 m) |
320 lb (145 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
5.11 s | 1.77 s | 2.96 s | 4.92 s | 7.96 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
19 reps | |
Arm and hand spans and bench press from Pro Day, all other values from NFL Combine.[2] |
Detroit Lions
Butler was selected in the
Butler played two seasons for the Lions, playing in just 16 regular season games during those two seasons. As a rookie in 2004 he was inactive for all but one game of the season. He was active for the Lions' season finale game against the Tennessee Titans, however he did not play in the game. The following year, he earned the starting role at Right Tackle, and made his NFL debut against the Green Bay Packers, he then started every game of the regular season, recording a recovered fumble to help continue a third quarter scoring drive against the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, his career in Detroit ended when he was waived by the Lions at the end of training camp the next season.
Cleveland Browns
Butler was claimed off of waivers by the
First stint with Yard Dawgz
In 2008, Butler joined
Arizona Cardinals
On July 24, 2008, Butler signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[9] However, on August 30, he, along with 21 others were released by the Cardinals final cuts of training camp.[10]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On March 19, 2010, it was announced that Butler had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. After two seasons with the Blue Bombers, he announced his retirement on March 12, 2012.[11]
Personal life
Butler and his wife have one daughter. They reside in Winnipeg.
References
- ^ "BLUE BOMBERS SIGN OL BUTLER, RELEASE DE PERRY".
- ^ a b "*Kelly Butler, DS #3 OT, Purdue". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Walcoff, Jeff (2007-10-06). "Tucker activated; Butler waived". ClevelandBrowns.com. Cleveland Browns. Archived from the original on 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- af2. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-01-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "AF2 - 2008 Season Oklahoma Yard Dawgz". TheStatGuy.com. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- af2. 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-01-10.[permanent dead link]
- af2. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-01-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Urban, Darren (2008-07-31). "Cards sign OT Butler, cut Coleman". AZCardinals.com. Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved 2009-01-10. [dead link]
- ^ Urban, Darren (2008-08-30). "Cardinals Make Their Cuts". AZCardinals.com. Arizona Cardinals. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "Bombers' Kelly Butler announces retirement". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2017-09-02.