Adam Butler (American football)

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Adam Butler
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Butler with the New England Patriots in 2017
No. 69 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-12) April 12, 1994 (age 30)
Duncanville, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Duncanville
(Duncanville, Texas)
College: Vanderbilt (2012–2016)
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2024
Total tackles:147
Sacks:22.0
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:16
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Adam Oneal Butler (born April 12, 1994) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt. Butler signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2017 NFL draft.

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Early life

Butler, a descendant of children's rights campaigner Edna Gladney, attended Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. He was a two-time captain of the Duncanville Panthers football team, earning MVP honors his senior season. [1]

College career

Butler attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. After redshirting his freshman year, Butler became a prominent member of the Vanderbilt Commodores defense. Butler played four seasons for Vanderbilt, accumulating 113 total tackles, 10 sacks, two blocked extra points, and one defensive touchdown. [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		293 lb
(133 kg)		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		5.23 s1.82 s2.94 s4.90 s7.51 s28.5 in
(0.72 m)		8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)		23 reps
All values from Pro Day [3]

New England Patriots

Butler signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [4] After impressing in the Patriots' training camp and preseason that summer, he earned a spot on the Patriots' 53-man roster. [5] He was active for the Patriots' regular season home opener, seeing 21 snaps and recording a tackle in a 42–27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. [6] The Patriots made it to Super Bowl LII, but came up short to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 41–33; Butler recorded 1 tackle. The Patriots made it back to the Super Bowl the following season, where they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3 in Super Bowl LIII. [7] In Week 2 of the 2019 season against the Miami Dolphins, Butler recorded 2 sacks as the Patriots won 43–0. [8] In Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns, Butler recorded a team-high 2 sacks on quarterback Baker Mayfield in the 27–13 win. [9]

Butler re-signed on a one-year restricted free agent contract with the Patriots on April 17, 2020. [10]

Miami Dolphins

On March 18, 2021, Butler signed a two-year contract with the Dolphins. [11] On August 2, 2022, Butler was released because of a failed physical. [12]

Las Vegas Raiders

On January 27, 2023, Butler signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. [13] He played all 17 games, recording 28 tackles, five sacks, four passes defensed, and a forced fumble.

On March 18, 2024, Butler re-signed with the Raiders. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Adam Butler (profile)". VUCommodores.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Adam Butler College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Patriots Sign Sixth-Round Draft Pick Conor McDermott; Sign 19 Rookie Free Agents". Patriots.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kyed, Doug (September 6, 2017). "How Patriots Rookie Adam Butler Found Out He Made Initial 53-Man Roster". NESN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Reiss, Mike (September 9, 2017). "Mike Gillislee's usage shows how he's Patriots' top option as power RB". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
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  9. ↑ "Belichick wins 300th, perfect Patriots beat Browns 27–13". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Patriots Sign Restricted Free Agent DL Adam Butler". Patriots.com. April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Miami Dolphins Sign DL Adam Butler". MiamiDolphins.com. March 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Roster Move: Dolphins release Butler". Miamidolphins.com. August 2, 2022.
  13. ↑ Williamson, Bill (January 27, 2023). "Raiders sign defensive lineman Adam Butler". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Raiders re-sign defensive tackles Adam Butler and John Jenkins". Raiders.com. March 18, 2024.
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