Adam Butler (American football)
Adam Oneal Butler (born April 12, 1994) is an American football defensive end[1] for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt.
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Duncanville, Texas | April 12, 1994||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Vanderbilt | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Early years
Butler, a descendant of the 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.[2]
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 PATs, and one defensive touchdown.[3]
Professional career
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 with Butler recording 1 tackle. The Patriots made it back to the Super Bowl during the 2018 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 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 Miami Dolphins.[11]
References
- "Miami Dolphins Depth Chart". miamidolphins.com.
- "Adam Butler (profile)". Patriots.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- "Adam Butler (profile)". VUCommodores.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- "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.
- Kyed, Doug (September 6, 2017). "How Patriots Rookie Adam Butler Found Out He Made Initial 53-Man Roster". NESN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- 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.
- https://www.heraldnews.com/sports/20190208/super-bowl-season-ringing-endorsement-for-patriots-butler
- "Newcomer Brown scores as Patriots beat Dolphins 43-0". www.espn.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- "Belichick wins 300th, perfect Patriots beat Browns 27-13". www.espn.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- "Patriots Sign Restricted Free Agent DL Adam Butler". Patriots.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- "Miami Dolphins Sign DL Adam Butler". MiamiDolphins.com. March 18, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Vanderbilt Commodores bio
- New England Patriots bio