American football player and coach (born 1979)
American football player
Lucas J. Butkus
(born June 26, 1979) is an
American football
coach and former
center
who is the
offensive line coach
for the
Green Bay Packers
of the
National Football League
(NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the
Illinois Fighting Illini
,
Jacksonville Jaguars
,
Seattle Seahawks
and the
Oregon Ducks
.
Butkus played
college football
at the
University of Illinois
and was signed by the
Chicago Bears
as an
undrafted free agent
in 2002. He has also played for the
Rhein Fire
,
San Diego Chargers
and
Cologne Centurions
.
Playing career
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He attended training camp with the Bears in 2002 and the
San Diego Chargers
in 2003. Butkus also played
center
for the
Rhein Fire
(2003) and
Cologne Centurions
(2004) of
NFL Europe
. He attended
Bloom Trail High School
in
Chicago Heights, Illinois
and the
University of Illinois
.
Coaching career
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Oregon
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In 2005, Butkus began his coaching career at the
University of Oregon
as a graduate assistant coach. He would serve in this position until 2006.
Chicago Bears
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In 2007, Butkus was hired by the
Chicago Bears
as an offensive assistant and assistant offensive line coach under head coach
Lovie Smith
.
While the announcement that the tenure of quality control coaches Butkus and
Charles London
would end came on the same day as the public learned that several Bears' offensive coaches would be fired, leading to speculation that London and Butkus were fired for performance issues, the team would later clarify that the quality control coaches were signed to contracts set to expire after the 2009/10 season, regardless of the team's final standing.
[1]
Seattle Seahawks
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On February 1, 2010, Butkus was hired by the
Seattle Seahawks
as their assistant offensive line coach under head coach
Pete Carroll
.
[2]
Illinois
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In 2012, joined his alma mater, the
University of Illinois
under head coach
Tim Beckman
.
Jacksonville Jaguars
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In 2013, Butkus was hired by the
Jacksonville Jaguars
as their assistant offensive line coach under head coach
Gus Bradley
.
Illinois (second stint)
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In 2016, Butkus returned to the
University of Illinois
as their offensive line coach, reuniting with head coach
Lovie Smith
.
[3]
[4]
Green Bay Packers
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On February 7, 2019, Butkus was hired by the
Green Bay Packers
as their assistant offensive line coach under head coach
Matt LaFleur
.
[5]
On January 30, 2022, Butkus was promoted to offensive line coach following
Adam Stenavich
's promotion to offensive coordinator.
[6]
Personal life
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Butkus is the nephew of
Pro Football Hall of Fame
linebacker
Dick Butkus
.
[7]
References
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- ^
"News | Chicago Bears Official Website"
.
- ^
"Former Bears assistants land NFL jobs"
. August 4, 2023.
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"Illinois hires John Tenuta to lead defense"
. ESPN. January 3, 2016.
Luke Butkus returns to his alma mater for his second stint as offensive line coach at the University of Illinois in 2016.
- ^
Evans, Thayer (March 8, 2016).
"Jaguars' Luke Butkus will be new offensive line coach at Illinois"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
June 23,
2017
.
- ^
"Packers name Luke Butkus assistant offensive line coach"
.
www.packers.com
. February 7, 2019
. Retrieved
February 19,
2019
.
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Silverstein, Tom (January 31, 2022).
"Green Bay Packers reward Adam Stenavich with promotion to offensive coordinator"
.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. Retrieved
January 31,
2022
.
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Reinmuth, Gary (November 2, 2001).
"Doing uncle proud"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Retrieved
June 23,
2017
.
External links
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NFL
offensive line coaches
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