Paul Butcher (American football)

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Paul Butcher
No. 96, 59, 53
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1963-11-08) November 8, 1963 (age 61)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Alphonsus
College: Wayne State (MI)
NFL draft: 1986: undrafted
Expansion draft: 1995: 27th round, 54th overall
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:69
Fumble recoveries:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Paul Martin Butcher (born November 8, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven years, until he retired from the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, and he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL expansion draft. [1] He played college football at Wayne State University. Butcher was the Special Teams coach of the XFL's New York/New Jersey Hitmen. [2] He is married to Jacqueline Ricottone and their son is Nickelodeon actor Paul Butcher (b. 1994). [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. "NFL Expansion Draft". Tampa Bay Times. February 16, 1995. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. "Ryans not exactly XFL's poster boy". goupstate.com. February 2, 2001. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  3. "Order: Butcher, Jacqueline v. Ricottone, Michael". trellis.law.
  4. "In Loving Memory of William Joseph Ricottone". krtnradio.com.
  5. "Sabatini, Anthony Anthony (Tony) Sabatini - Pueblo Chieftain - June 24, 2005". www.kmitch.com.