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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 1, 2000||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Narbonne (Los Angeles, California) | ||||
College: | Arizona State (2018–2021) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2022: undrafted | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Suspended List | ||||
CFL status: | American | ||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Darien Butler (born March 1, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Arizona State.
Butler grew up in Compton, California and attended Narbonne High School. [1]
Butler was a member of the Arizona State Sun Devils for four seasons. He was named a starter for ASU entering his freshman season. [2] Butler finished his freshman season with 70 tackles and eight tackles for loss. [3] He led the Sun Devils with 88 tackles as a sophomore. [4] Butler started all four of Arizona State's games during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. [5] He made 68 tackles during his senior season. [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Three-cone drill | Bench press | |||||||
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5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 7.47 s | 19 reps | |||||||
Sources: [7] [8] |
Butler signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2022. [9] He made the Raiders' initial 53-man roster out of training camp. [10]
On August 22, 2023, Butler was placed on injured reserve. [11]
Butler was waived on July 29, 2024, following a failed physical. [12]