Adam Butler (American football)

Adam Oneal Butler (born April 12, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt.

Adam Butler
Butler with the Patriots in 2017.
No. 70 – New England Patriots
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-12) April 12, 1994
Duncanville, Texas
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Duncanville
(Duncanville, Texas)
College:Vanderbilt
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:96
Sacks:15.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:9
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.[1]

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.[2]

Professional career

Butler signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[3] After impressing in the Patriots' training camp and preseason that summer, he earned a spot on the Patriots' 53-man roster.[4] 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.[5] 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 in 2019 where they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII.[6] In week 2 of the 2019 season against the Miami Dolphins, Butler recorded 2 sacks as the Patriots won 43-0.[7] In week 8 against the Cleveland Browns, Butler recorded a team high 2 sacks on Baker Mayfield in the 27-13 win.[8]

Butler re-signed on a one-year restricted free agent contract with the Patriots on April 17, 2020.[9]

References
  1. "Adam Butler (profile)". Patriots.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. "Adam Butler (profile)". VUCommodores.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. Kyed, Doug (September 6, 2017). "How Patriots Rookie Adam Butler Found Out He Made Initial 53-Man Roster". NESN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. https://www.heraldnews.com/sports/20190208/super-bowl-season-ringing-endorsement-for-patriots-butler
  7. "Newcomer Brown scores as Patriots beat Dolphins 43-0". www.espn.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  8. "Belichick wins 300th, perfect Patriots beat Browns 27-13". www.espn.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  9. "Patriots Sign Restricted Free Agent DL Adam Butler". Patriots.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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