Kelly Don Butler was born on July 24,1982 and is an American former professional football offensive lineman.
24 Facts About Kelly Butler
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Kelly Butler was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL draft.
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Outside of his involvement with the Blue Bombers, Kelly Butler often appears on Winnipeg based radio station CITI-FM, as a guest co-host of Wheeler in the Morning.
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Kelly Butler attended Union High School, where he played football as well as basketball.
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Kelly Butler was a two-time All-City and All-Arena selection as a member of the school's football team.
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Kelly Butler was named an All-American, All-State and All-Regional selection as a senior, as well as a member of the city championship winning team.
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Kelly Butler then attended Purdue University, where he majored in Law and Society.
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Kelly Butler was named to The Sporting News Big Ten All-Freshman team.
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Kelly Butler helped Purdue lead Big Ten in total offense with 452.2 yards per game.
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Kelly Butler recorded 78 knockdowns, with nine of those blocks resulting in touchdowns.
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Kelly Butler helped the offense average 372.9 yards per game.
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Kelly Butler ended his career with 10 knockdowns against Georgia in the Capital One Citrus Bowl as he did not allow defensive end Robert Geathers to record any tackles.
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Kelly Butler was invited, and attended the 2004 NFL Scouting Combine.
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Kelly Butler was selected in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.
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Kelly Butler played two seasons for the Lions, playing in just 16 regular season games during those two seasons.
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Kelly Butler was active for the Lions' season finale game against the Tennessee Titans, however he did not play in the game.
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Kelly Butler was claimed off of waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 3,2006.
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Kelly Butler began the season as the backup to starter Ryan Tucker.
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Kelly Butler appeared in seven games, including five starts at Right Tackle.
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Kelly Butler started his second game the next week against the San Diego Chargers.
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In 2008, Kelly Butler joined af2, and on May 16, he was assigned to the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz.
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Kelly Butler's lone start of the season came against the Boise Burn.
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On July 24,2008, Kelly Butler signed with the Arizona Cardinals.
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On March 19,2010, it was announced that Kelly Butler had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.