As a journeyman cornerback, Butler was a member of eight different NFL teams; the Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks.

He was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

As a true freshman, Butler received playing time as a cornerback in nickel and dime packages, recording three interceptions.

[7] Butler was regarded as a long and athletic cornerback with good ball skills, albeit with a weak statistical senior season.

[10] After playing in only two games, he was waived-injured on September 25 after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

On November 7, 2012, Butler was signed from the Cardinal's practice squad, joining the Buffalo Bills active roster.

He dressed in five games for the Bills, recording three tackles and a forced fumble against the New York Jets in Week 17.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Butler on September 10, 2014, to replace the injured Mike Jenkins.

In his first game with the Lions, against the Green Bay Packers, Butler batted down an attempted pass from Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams during a two point conversion toward the end of the fourth quarter, preserving a two-point lead.

During a 30–15 loss to the BC Lions on August 5, Butler was productive, recording 5 tackles, but gave up a touchdown after running into the goalpost in the end zone.

During 2 playoff games played, Butler totaled 8 tackles, as well as a fumble recovery during the CFL East Championship, which saw the Roughriders lose to Toronto 25–21.

What would have been his first professional interception was wiped out by an unrelated penalty by a teammate during a week 7 loss to Calgary on July 28, 2018.

Butler made two tackles during the lone postseason game, a loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.