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Donald Butler

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Miami Dolphins · OLB

Donald Butler recorded 77 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

4.4

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

77

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Donald Butler's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2012
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 30, 2012

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2012

6 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2013
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 5, 2014

San Diego Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2014

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2013
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 12, 2014

San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2014

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2016
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 8, 2017

Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 18, 2011

San Diego Chargers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Donald Butler's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Wild Card
2013
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 5, 2014

San Diego Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2014

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2014
NEW YORKJETS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 5, 2014

New York Jets vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 5, 2014

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2016
MIAMIDOLPHINS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 29, 2016

Miami Dolphins vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2016

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2015
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 1, 2015

San Diego Chargers vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 1, 2015

3 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2015
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 20, 2015

San Diego Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2015

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Donald Butler's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2010–2016

01
LACBUTLER—Donald Butler
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers
LACWEDDLE32Eric Weddle

Rivers keeps a changing roster competitive

Los Angeles Chargers · The final San Diego seasons

Rivers remained prolific as the roster turned over and the franchise prepared to leave the city that had housed it for 56 years.

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Franchise era

2016–present

02
MIABUTLER—Donald Butler
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons77 career games219 career solo tackles7 career sacksCollege: WashingtonJersey: 563 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2011Most recent: Jan 8, 2017

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history