Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Vernon Butler was born on June 14, 1994, in Pike County, Mississippi, and currently plays defensive tackle in the NFL.

Butler attended North Pike high school and played college football at Louisiana Tech. As a true freshman at Louisiana Tech in 2012, Butler had 21 tackles. As a sophomore in 2013, he had 43 tackles with one sack and as a junior in 2014, he had 54 tackles and a sack. As a senior in 2015, Butler had 50 tackles with three sacks and was named first-team All-Conference USA.

Butler was selected in the first round with the 30th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers, becoming the highest Louisiana Tech Bulldog selected since Troy Edwards in 1999.

On May 13, 2016, the Carolina Panthers signed Butler to a four-year, $8.39 million contract that includes $7.94 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.30 million. On May 2, 2019, the Panthers declined the fifth-year option on Butler's contract, making him a free agent in 2020. On December 22, 2019, Butler was ejected after punching Jack Doyle of the Indianapolis Colts in a 38-6 loss. On March 27, 2020, Butler signed a two-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.