 Butler with the Colts in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety, cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 18, 1986 Frankfurt, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 2 / pick: 41 | ||||||||||||||
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Darius Jermaine Butler (born March 18, 1986) is an American sports television personality and former professional football player who was a safety and cornerback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football for the Connecticut Huskies and was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft. He has also played for the Carolina Panthers. Butler began his career as a cornerback and switched to safety in 2016.