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Born: | Pike County, Mississippi, U.S. | June 14, 1994||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | North Pike (Summit, Mississippi) | ||||||||||
College: | Louisiana Tech (2012–2015) | ||||||||||
Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Vernon Butler Jr. (born June 14, 1994) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Louisiana Tech, and selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers.
Butler attended North Pike High School in Summit, Mississippi. He played football, basketball and ran track. As a senior, he had 121 tackles and 13 sacks. Butler committed to Louisiana Tech University to play college football. [1]
As a true freshman at Louisiana Tech in 2012, Butler had 21 tackles. As a sophomore in 2013, he had 43 tackles with one sack and as a junior in 2014, he had 54 tackles and a sack. [2] As a senior in 2015, Butler had 50 tackles with three sacks and was named first team All-Conference USA. [3] [4] [5]
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 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 323 lb (147 kg) | 35+1⁄8 in (0.89 m) | 10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m) | 5.33 s | 1.87 s | 3.07 s | 4.76 s | 7.82 s | 29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 26 reps | |
All values from 2016 NFL Scouting Combine. [6] [7] |
Butler was selected in the first round with the 30th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers. [8] He became the highest Louisiana Tech Bulldog selected since Troy Edwards in 1999.
On May 13, 2016, the Panthers signed Butler to a four-year, $8.39 million contract that includes $7.94 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.30 million. [9] [10]
On May 2, 2019, the Panthers declined the fifth-year option on Butler's contract, making him a free agent in 2020. [11]
On December 22, 2019, Butler was ejected after punching Jack Doyle of the Indianapolis Colts in a 38–6 loss. [12]
On March 27, 2020, Butler signed a two-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. [13]
Butler signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 23, 2022. [14] Butler was released on August 16, 2022. [15]
On November 15, 2022, the New York Giants signed Butler to their practice squad. [16] On December 3, 2022, Butler was elevated from the practice squad for the Week 13 game against the Washington Commanders. [17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2023. [18] He was released on August 30, 2023.
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