DONALD BUTLERButler, Donald AubreyHeight: 6-1 Weight: 245 Born: October 17, 1988 Sacramento, CA High School: Del Campo (Fair Oaks, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Washington | Lettered |
| 2007 | Washington | Lettered |
| 2008 | Washington | Lettered |
| 2009 | Washington | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (79th overall) 2010 San Diego Chargers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2011 SD NFL | 56 | LILB | 16 | 16 |
| 2012 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2012 SD NFL | 56 | LILB-RILB | 12 | 12 |
| 2013 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2013 SD NFL | 56 | LILB | 13 | 12 |
| 2014 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2014 SD NFL | 56 | RILB | 14 | 13 |
| 2015 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2015 SD NFL | 56 | RILB | 16 | 9 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 56 | LLB | 14 | 5 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 85 | 67 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/23/2010 | 2010 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2010 SD NFL |
| Signed | 7/9/2010 | 2010 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2010 SD NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/31/2010 | 2010 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2010 SD NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/16/2014 | 2014 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2014 SD NFL |
| Released | 3/2/2016 | 2015 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2015 SD NFL |
| Signed | 7/27/2016 | 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL |
| Released | 9/2/2016 | 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL |
| Signed | 9/14/2016 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2012 SD NFL | 763 | 0 | 0.0 | 714 | 67.4 | 49 | 10.8 |
| 2013 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2013 SD NFL | 769 | 0 | 0.0 | 699 | 70.4 | 70 | 15.7 |
| 2014 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2014 SD NFL | 800 | 0 | 0.0 | 706 | 67.4 | 94 | 21.0 |
| 2015 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2015 SD NFL | 692 | 0 | 0.0 | 500 | 49.9 | 192 | 42.3 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 395 | 1 | 0.1 | 356 | 30.9 | 38 | 8.2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3419 | 1 | 2975 | 443 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2011 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2012 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2012 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2011 SD NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2012 SD NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| 2013 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2013 SD NFL | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 30 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2011 SD NFL | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 2012 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2012 SD NFL | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 2013 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2013 SD NFL | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 2014 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2014 SD NFL | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2015 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2015 SD NFL | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7.0 | 43.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2011 SD NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| 2013 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2013 SD NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2014 SD NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2015 SD NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2011 SD NFL | 96 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2012 SD NFL | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2013 SD NFL | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2014 SD NFL | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2015 SD NFL | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 402 | 398 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2011 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2012 SD NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2013 SD NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2014 SD NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2015 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 10 | 108 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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