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37    JAMES BUTLER     S
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Transactions: Originally signed as a rookie free agent on May 6, 2005.

NFL: Won a spot on the roster in training camp as a rookie free agent…Made an immediate impact on special teams and will compete for more playing time in the secondary in 2006.

2005: Played in all 16 regular season games with 1 start, plus the NFC Wild Card Game…Finished tied for 2nd on the team (with Pro Bowler David Tyree) 21 special teams tackles (19 solo), 1 behind Chase Blackburn…Recorded 18 tackles (14 solo), 2 interceptions, 5 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery in play in dime packages…Had 1 special teams tackle in NFC Wild Card Game vs. Carolina (1/8/06)…Saw action in dime packages and finished with 1 tackle and 1 pass defensed at Oakland (12/31)…Finished with 2 tackles (1 solo), 1 interception and 1 special teams tackle vs. Kansas City (12/17). Recorded his 2nd interception of the season when he picked off a Trent Green pass for Tony Gonzalez in the 4th quarter…Finished with 1 tackle and a pass defensed at Philadelphia (12/11)...Got 1st career interception when he picked off a Drew Bledsoe pass for Terry Glenn in the 3rd quarter vs. Dallas (12/4)…Started at safety as the Giants opened the game in a dime package at Seattle (11/27) and finished with 2 tackles on defense and 1 tackle on special teams…Recorded 6 solo tackles in dime packages vs. Philadelphia (11/20)…Finished with 1 assisted tackle and 2 special teams tackles vs. Washington (10/30)…Had 1 tackle and 1 recovered fumble on special teams vs. Denver (10/23). Recovered a Broncos attempted lateral on the game’s final kickoff to preserve a Giants victory…Finished with a team-high 4 special teams tackles at New Orleans (9/19)…Had 3 solo tackles, 1 pass defensed and one special teams tackle in NFL debut vs. Arizona (9/11). Broke up a Kurt Warner pass to Anquan Boldin in the 3rd quarter.

 
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AGE: 25
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 215 lbs
BORN: Climax, GA

 
POSITION: Safety
COLLEGE: Georgia Tech
NFL EXPERIENCE: 4th Year
 
 
 
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