Wayde Butler
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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|position1=Wide receiver
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1969|12|25}}
|birth_place=Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
|college=Southwestern Louisiana (1989–1992)
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|height_ft=6
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|weight_lbs=180
|playing_years1={{NFL Year|1993}}
|playing_team1=San Diego Chargers*
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|1993}}
|playing_team2=Edmonton Eskimos
|playing_years3={{NFL Year|1994}}
|playing_team3=San Diego Chargers*
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Wayde Douglas Butler Jr. (born December 25, 1969) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played one season with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He was also a member of the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life and college
Wayde Douglas Butler Jr. was born on December 25, 1969, in Beaumont, Texas. He was a four-year letterman for the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns of the University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1989 to 1992, spending time at both wide receiver and running back. He caught 41 passes for 516 yards and one touchdown as a freshman in 1989 while also rushing 29 times for 111 yards and returning three kicks for 60 yards.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/wayde-butler-1.html | title=Wayde Butler | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=22 March 2025}} In 1990, Butler totaled 43 receptions for 398 yards, 50 carries for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and 16 kick returns for 361 yards. His junior year in 1991, he recorded 38 catches for 491 yards and three touchdowns, three rushes for 13 yards, and 12 kick returns for 268 yards, earning Associated Press (AP) second-team All-South independent honors.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=304gAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=1991+all+south+independent+football+jeff+blake&article_id=4381,1510337&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjr1tzB2d2IAxXjFVkFHVH8CugQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=1991%20all%20south%20independent%20football%20jeff%20blake&f=false |title=Times Daily |publisher=Times Daily |language=en}} As a senior in 1992, he accumulated 50 receptions for 671 yards and four touchdowns, eight carries for 20 yards, seven kick returns for 157 yards, and four punt returns for 27 yards, garnering AP first-team All-IFA accolades.{{Cite web|url=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/ecupirates.com/documents/2023/8/23/2023RecordBook-Final.pdf|title=ecu honors}} Butler played in the East-West Shrine Game after his senior season.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19930117&id=LDMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=caUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2146,5096711&hl=en | title=Football | work=The Tuscaloosa News | date=January 17, 1993 | agency=Associated Press | accessdate=September 4, 2016}} He also completed two of six passes for 76 yards, one touchdown, and one interception during his college career.
Professional career
Butler was signed by the NFL's San Diego Chargers on May 4, 1993, after going undrafted in the 1993 NFL draft.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/05/sports/transactions-003593.html |title=TRANSACTIONS |work=The New York Times |date=May 5, 1993 |accessdate=March 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109233946/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/05/sports/transactions-003593.html |archivedate=November 9, 2012}} He was released by the Chargers on August 30, 1993.{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/08/31/nfl-transactions-10/ |title=NFL transactions |work=Baltimore Sun |date=August 31, 1993 |access-date=March 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524220748/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-08-31/sports/1993243140_1_bay-packers-rb-derrick-cincinnati-bengals/2 |archive-date=May 24, 2015}}
Butler signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in October 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/b/butler_wayde.htm |title=Wayde Butler |publisher=cflapedia.com |accessdate=July 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727143114/http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/b/butler_wayde.htm |archivedate=July 27, 2015 }} Butler played in three games for the Eskimos during the 1993 season, catching one pass for seven yards and posting one tackle. On November 28, 1993, the Eskimos beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 81st Grey Cup by a score of 33–23.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1993cfledm.html | title=1993 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=22 March 2025}} He was released by the Eskimos on July 4, 1994, before the start of the 1994 season.
Butler spent the 1994 off-season with the San Diego Chargers.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/b/butl05400.html | title=Wayde Butler Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=22 March 2025}} He was released by the Chargers on August 22, 1994.{{cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/1994/08/23/nfl-transactions-17/ |title=NFL Transactions |work=Hartford Courant |date=August 23, 1994 |access-date=March 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127144357/http://articles.courant.com/1994-08-23/sports/9408230347_1_receivers-offensive-linemen-wide |archive-date=November 27, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=butleway001 Stats Crew profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/wayde-butler-1.html College stats]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:American football running backs
Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:Players of Canadian football from Texas
Category:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football players
Category:San Diego Chargers players