JERRY BUTLERButler, Jerry O'DellHeight: 6-0 Weight: 178 Born: October 12, 1957 Ware Shoals, SC High School: Ware Shoals (SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Clemson | |
| 1976 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1977 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1978 | Clemson | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 1979 Buffalo Bills |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1979 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 13 | 13 |
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1982 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 7 | 7 |
| 1983 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1983 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 9 | 9 |
| 1985 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1985 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 13 |
| 1986 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1986 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 11 | 6 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 88 | 80 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1979 | 1979 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1979 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 7/12/1979 | 1979 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1979 BUF NFL |
| Exemption | 9/3/1982 | 1982 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1982 BUF NFL |
| Activated | 9/11/1982 | 1982 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1982 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/7/1983 | 1983 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1983 BUF NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/14/1984 | 1984 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1984 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/17/1986 | 1986 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1986 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/7/1987 | 1987 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1987 BUF NFL |
| Released | 7/21/1988 | 1988 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1988 BUF NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1979 BUF NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1982 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1982 BUF NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1983 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1983 BUF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1985 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1985 BUF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1986 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1986 BUF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 174 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1979 BUF NFL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1979 BUF NFL | 48 | 834 | 17.4 | 75t | 4 | ||||||
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL | 57 | 832 | 14.6 | 69 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL | 55 | 842 | 15.3 | 67t | 8 | ||||||
| 1982 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1982 BUF NFL | 26 | 336 | 12.9 | 47 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1983 BUF NFL | 36 | 385 | 10.7 | 25 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1985 BUF NFL | 41 | 770 | 18.8 | 60t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1986 BUF NFL | 15 | 302 | 20.1 | 53 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 278 | 4301 | 15.5 | 75t | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1979 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1983 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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