Since retiring, he has continued his affiliation with the University of Georgia as a special teams assistant and the cohost of the Budweiser Fifth Quarter Show on 106.1 WNGC and 960 WRFC in Athens.

He attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, outside Atlanta where he played football and soccer.

In a brief, impromptu exchange outside the door to the visiting locker room, Dooley congratulated Butler and pointed out that Bulldog kicker Rex Robinson would be graduating at the end of the school year.

At the University of Georgia Butler was a two-time All-American,[1][2] and a four-time All-Southeastern Conference football player including three First-team selections.

[5] Later in his Georgia career, Butler opted to not use a tee to attempt most field goals, in order to better prepare him for the NFL.

It was said that Butler called his fiancée from training camp in Platteville, Wisconsin, and explained that "we're going to have to change the date of our wedding, because we're going to the Super Bowl and it's on January 26th.

[8] After retiring from football, Butler became a businessman for UgMo Technologies, a King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based company that focuses on turf irrigation.