Packers: LeRoy Butler is finally among the NFL’s elite
By Parker Moes
Former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler is finally among the NFL’s elite.
The four-time All-Pro and Pro Bowler received the news via a knock at the door by former Packer cornerback and 2021 Hall-of-Famer Charles Woodson. Once it sunk in for Butler, he was overcome with emotion — and for good reason.
“I’ve waited my whole life growing up,” Butler said. “I remember discussions with my mom that I want to play in the NFL. It’s almost like having a lottery ticket, and they give to you as a baby and you can cash it as a man.”
Low and behold, it did come for Butler — albeit 20 years too late.
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As a player for his position, LeRoy Butler was a key piece for the Packers’ defense in the 1990s, culminating with a world championship in Super Bowl 31 against the New England Patriots.
Most fans remember the players like Reggie White, Gilbert Brown, and Santana Dotson, but few remember LeRoy and the immense and immediate impact he had on Green Bay.
For his career (181 games played, 138 starts), Butler accumulated 38 interceptions, 15 pass deflections, 13 forced fumbles (10 fumble recoveries), 889 combined tackles, 20.5 sacks, and 10 TFLs.
He made the Pro Bowl four times, was an All-Pro four times, and was a member of the 1990s All-Decade team. He is only one of six players in NFL history with 20+ sacks and 30+ INTs. Butler was also enshrined into the Packers’ Hall of Fame in 2007.
Not to mention he was the man who created the best celebration in NFL history, the “Lambeau Leap”, in December 1993 against the Raiders.
Today though, LeRoy Butler is now enshrined amongst the NFL’s elite, and rightfully so. Butler has proven to both his critics and contemporaries alike that anything can be achieved through hard work, perseverance, and patience.
Having been through both the highest of highs and lowest of lows throughout his career, Butler can now call himself an NFL Hall-of-Famer — an accolade accomplished through those three previously mentioned qualities.
Fans of the Packers and the NFL alike are thrilled to see Butler achieve the highest level of recognition by the NFL. It was indeed a long time coming but now, it’s become a reality for Butler, and deservedly so.