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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Duane Butler
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| number = 31
| position = [[Linebacker]] <br> [[Safety (gridiron football position)|Safety]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|11|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Trotwood, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 211
| high_school = [[Trotwood-Madison High School|Trotwood (OH) Madison]]
| college = [[Illinois State Redbirds football|Illinois State]]
| undraftedyear = 1997
| expansiondraftyear = 1999
| expansiondraftround = 1
| expansiondraftpick = 18
| pastteams =
* [[New York Jets]] (1997)*
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] (1997–1998)
* [[London Monarchs|England Monarchs]] (1998)
* [[Cleveland Browns]] (1999)*
* [[Berlin Thunder]] (2000)
* [[Birmingham Thunderbolts]] (2001)
* [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] (2001-2002)
* [[Montreal Alouettes]] (2003–2006)
| pfr = ButlDu20
}}

'''Duane Butler''' (born November 9, 1973) is an American former professional [[gridiron football]] [[linebacker]] and [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Illinois State Redbirds football|Illinois State]].

== College career ==
Duane Butler attended [[Illinois State University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETES IN THE PROS {{!}} FOOTBALL|url=http://www.goredbirds.com/trads/ilsu-trads-inthepros-m-footbl.html|work=Illinois State Athletics|accessdate=27 October 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413165454/http://www.goredbirds.com/trads/ilsu-trads-inthepros-m-footbl.html|archivedate=13 April 2010}}</ref> While there, he was a three time All-Conference selection, and left school with the school's fifth most career tackles record with 332 tackles.

== Professional career ==
Butler began his career as a free agent, eventually playing in the [[NFL]] for the [[Minnesota Vikings]], in 1997 for three games and in 1998 for fourteen games.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-Time Numerical Roster |url=http://www.vikings.com/team/history/all-time-numerical-roster.html |work=vikings.com |accessdate=27 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905030712/http://www.vikings.com/team/history/all-time-numerical-roster.html |archivedate=5 September 2015 }}</ref> In 1998, he also played for the [[London Monarchs]] of the [[NFL Europa]]. In 1999, he tried out for the [[Cleveland Browns]]. In 2000, he played for the [[Berlin Thunder]] of [[NFL Europa]]. 2001 was a busy year, as Butler played 15 games with the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] of the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]], and a season with the [[Birmingham Thunderbolts]] of the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]]. After another season in Hamilton (2002), Butler found a home with the [[Montreal Alouettes]], where he has played for the past 4 seasons (to 2006). In 2003, he tied the Alouettes records for most sacks in a game, with 5 against the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]].

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
[[Category:Berlin Thunder players]]
[[Category:Birmingham Thunderbolts players]]
[[Category:Canadian football linebackers]]
[[Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football players]]
[[Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players]]
[[Category:Illinois State Redbirds football players]]
[[Category:London Monarchs players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Vikings players]]
[[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]
[[Category:People from Trotwood, Ohio]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Montgomery County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Ohio]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

Duane Butler - Revision history

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