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American football coach (born 1973)
American football player
John Butler
(born April 3, 1973) is an
American football
coach who was most recently the
defensive backs coach
and passing game coordinator for the
Buffalo Bills
of the
National Football League
(NFL). He previously served as the secondary coach for the
Houston Texans
and has coached collegiately at several schools, including
Penn State
,
South Carolina
, and
Minnesota
.
Coaching career
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College
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Butler began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater,
Catholic University
, as a defensive backs coach before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 1996. He then progressed to
Texas
, where he served as a
graduate assistant
under both
John Mackovic
and
Mack Brown
in
1997
and
1998
respectively. After spending the next four years in the lower levels of college football, he returned to the
Football Bowl Subdivision
(FBS) in 2003 with
Harvard
, where he worked as the linebackers coach and special teams coach. His first connection to
Ted Roof
came from 2007 to 2010 while working for the
Minnesota Golden Gophers
as the linebackers coach under Roof. The
Houston Texans
hired Butler as a defensive assistant in the off-season, but then was hired by
South Carolina
where he served for one year.
[1]
Butler re-united with Roof on
Bill O'Brien
's staff at
Penn State
. After Roof moved back to his alma mater at Georgia Tech, Butler was promoted to defensive coordinator over two more experienced assistants, linebackers coach
Ron Vanderlinden
and defensive line coach
Larry Johnson
.
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Professional
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In early 2014, Butler left Penn State to join O'Brien's Houston Texans staff as secondary coach. On January 2, 2018 he was fired by the Houston Texans.
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On January 30, 2018 Butler was hired by the
Buffalo Bills
coaching staff under head coach and former high school teammate
Sean McDermott
.
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On February 24, 2022, he gained the additional title of passing game coordinator.
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On February 7, 2024, Butler and the Bills mutually agreed to part ways.
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References
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Haney, Travis (24 February 2011).
"Butler USC's new special teams coach"
.
The Post and Courier
. Charleston, S.C
. Retrieved
16 January
2013
.
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Flounders, Bob (9 January 2013).
"Headed Home: Penn State defensive coordinator Ted Roof leaves the Lions to take the Georgia Tech DC job"
.
Harrisburg Patriot-News
. Retrieved
16 January
2013
.
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"Butler Promoted to Nittany Lions' Defensive Coordinator"
.
Penn State Official Athletic Site
. CBS Interactive
. Retrieved
16 January
2013
.
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"Texans move on from assistants Larry Izzo, John Butler, Charles London"
.
chron.com
. January 2, 2018
. Retrieved
January 2,
2018
.
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"Bills hiring John Butler as new secondary coach"
.
sportingnews.com
. January 30, 2018
. Retrieved
January 30,
2018
.
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Wilson, Aaron (January 10, 2017).
"Texans' John Butler has ties to Bills HC target Sean McDermott"
.
Chron.com
.
Houston Chronicle
. Retrieved
October 31,
2018
.
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"Bills announce 10 moves on their coaching staff"
.
Bills.com
.
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Gaughan, Mark (February 7, 2024).
"Bills name new QB, CB coaches, part ways with John Butler"
.
Buffalonews.com
. The Buffalo News
. Retrieved
February 7,
2024
.
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