Craig Butler
Butler with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2019 | |
| No. 28 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 19, 1988 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University | Western Ontario |
| CFL draft | 2011: 2nd round, 12th overall pick |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2011–2013 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2014–2017 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Coaching | |
| 2017–2018 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Assistant coach) |
| 2019–2021 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive backs coach) |
| 2022 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Special teams coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach) |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Craig Butler (born December 19, 1988) is a Canadian former professional football defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for Saint Thomas Aquinas Flames high school football team and played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs where he co-won the Dr. Claude Brown memorial trophy for top male student athlete. Butler was also named an OUA All-Star and All-Canadian in his senior season. He was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Butler was named the first-team safety on the CFL 2010–2019 All-Decade team.