Quincy Butler (American football)

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Quincy Butler
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Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 (age 42)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: San Antonio (TX) Theodore Roosevelt
College: Texas Christian
Undrafted: 2006
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:22
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:3
Interceptions:1
Player stats at PFR  ·  CFL.ca (archive) ·  ArenaFan.com

Quincy Devone Butler (born November 25, 1981 [1] ) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams. He also was a member of the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League and the Portland Thunder in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Texas Christian University.

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Early years

Butler attended Theodore Roosevelt High School. He was named first-team All-district as a quarterback in both his junior and senior seasons. He graduated in 2001.

College career

Although he originally accepted a football scholarship from Texas Christian University, because of grades he had to enroll first at Tyler Junior College. [2]

He was a two-time selection on the Southwest Junior College Football Conference All-league team. He was named to the 2003 NJCAA All-America team as a sophomore, after making 5 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown). He transferred to Texas Christian University after his sophomore season. In his 2 seasons, he recorded 151 tackles and eight interceptions.

As a junior, he started 8 games, registering 56 tackles (tied for second on the team), 5 passes defensed and 2 interceptions, one returned for a school record 99 yards.

Butler helped the TCU Horned Frogs win a conference championship in 2005 and was named First-team All-Mountain West Conference. He played in 11 games and made 53 tackles, 5 interceptions (led the team) and 8 passes defensed (tied for the team lead).

In addition, he was an All-American in the Indoor Track & Field 4 × 100 metres relay competition in 2005. He set a Mountain West Conference record in the indoor 4x400 relay in 2005 and a Conference USA record in the outdoor 4x400 in 2004.

Professional career

Before the draft

Butler did not work out at the NFL Combine. At his pro day workout, he measured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 190 pounds and ran a 4.40 40-yard time.

Dallas Cowboys

After not being selected in the 2006 NFL draft, he received a tryout invitation for rookie-minicamp, where he performed well enough to be signed as an undrafted free agent on May 8. [3] He was released in the preseason on August 23 and signed to the practice squad on September 4. [4] [5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 23. He was declared inactive for the last 2 games of the season.

He was released in preseason of 2007 and again, assigned to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. After the season, on January 11, 2008, he was released from the practice squad and re-signed five days later by the Cowboys. In 2008, he was limited with a hamstring injury and was released on August 25.

Calgary Stampeders

In 2008, Butler was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) to their practice roster. [6] He was released on October 8. [7]

New Orleans Saints

In 2008, the New Orleans Saints signed him to their practice squad,

Dallas Cowboys

On October 28, 2008, the Dallas Cowboys signed him off the Saints practice squad. On December 5, he was released to make room for running back Alonzo Coleman. [8]

St. Louis Rams

On December 10, 2008, he was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams. He didn't play in the last 2 games of the 2009 season because of a left knee injury. [9] He was released on September 5, 2010. [10]

New Orleans Saints

On October 20, 2010, Butler was signed by the New Orleans Saints to replace Randall Gay, who was placed on injured reserve. [11] He was cut to make room to activate safety Darren Sharper from the PUP list on October 24.

St. Louis Rams

On October 25, 2010, he was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

New Orleans Saints

On August 18, 2011, Butler signed with the New Orleans Saints. [12] He was released before the start of the season on September 3. [13]

Calgary Stampeders (CFL)

Butler signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) to their practice roster on October 17, 2011. He made his CFL debut against the Montreal Alouettes on October 30, 2011. [14] He played in the final two games of the regular season, registering 5 tackles. He also took part in the West Division semi-final against the Edmonton Eskimos. [15]

In 2012, he started 11 regular-season games at defensive halfback, collecting 31 tackles (2 for loss), 3 special-teams tackles, 2 interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 5 passes defensed. He played the first seven games of the season and then sat out seven contests with a knee injury, before returning for the final four regular-season games and post-season. He started on the three playoff games, tallying 13 tackles, 2 interceptions and 3 passes defensed.

In 2013, he spent the first two games on the one-game injured list. He returned for the third game and played in three contests, while making six tackles (one for loss) and 2 passes defensed. He was placed on the 9-game injured list after the fifth game.

In May 2014, he pleaded guilty to assaulting a cab driver outside of a casino. He was suspended at the start of training camp on June 1 and rejoined the team through the practice roster on August 28. [16] He was promoted to the active roster on September 13 against the Toronto Argonauts. He started in three games and had 13 tackles. He left the team for the season in October 2014, after being declared ineligible to work in Canada. [17] The Stampeders would go on to win the Grey Cup.

Portland Thunder

On April 16, 2015, Butler was assigned to the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League (AFL). On May 2, Butler threw his helmet into the stands at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia after being ejected from the game. [18] After the incident, he was disciplined by being placed on reassignment on May 4. [19]

Personal life

In 2017, he was hired as the defensive backs coach at Texas Wesleyan University. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ NFL.com's profile page for Butler incorrectly lists his date of birth as being in 1983.
  2. ↑ "Recruiting" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cowboys bringing in 19 undrafted players for minicamp" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Henson done with Cowboys, Romo still No. 2 QB behind Bledsoe" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ "MCGRATH, THREE OTHERS SIGNED BY STAMPS" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ "STAMPS COPE WITH INJURIES; DEPTH HELPS" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Cowboys activate RB Coleman off practice squad" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rams put Fells on IR" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rams cuts include Null, Ogbonnaya" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Saints lose CB Gay for season, but safety Sharper practices". NFL.com. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Saints Sign CB Butler; Place OT Barron on IR" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Teams cut down to 53-man rosters" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Quincy Butler". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ "STAMPEDERS INK TRIO OF DBS" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  16. ↑ "BUTLER ADDED TO PRACTICE ROSTER" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Quincy Butler leaves Calgary Stampeders after assault conviction prompts immigration woes". cbc.ca. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  18. ↑ Alison Burdo (May 2, 2015). "Portland Thunder Player Throws Helmet, Hits Child in Philly Crowd". www.nbcphiladelphia.com. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Portland Thunder's Quincy Butler disciplined for throwing helmet, injuring spectator" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Quincy Butler profile" . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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