Kelly Butler Kelly Don Butler ( born July 24 , 1982 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ) is a retired professional gridiron football offensive lineman who last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of CFL . He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft . He played college football at Purdue . Butler has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns , Arizona Cardinals and Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz . Outside of his involvement with the Blue Bombers , Butler often appears on Winnipeg based radio station " CITI - FM " , as a guest co - host of Wheeler in the Morning . High school career . Butler attended Union High School where he played football as well as basketball . He was a two - time All - City and All - Arena selection as a member of the school ' s football team . He was named an All - American , All - State and All - Regional selection as a senior , as well as a member of the city championship winning team . He was ranked as the # 24 offensive lineman and # 209 player overall in the nation by " Prep Football Report " . College career . Butler then attended Purdue University where he majored in Law and Society . As a true freshman in 2000 , he received medical redshirt after suffering from shoulder tendinitis . In 2001 , he received the team ' s Newcomer Award for Offense for the spring season . He was named to The " Sporting News " Big Ten All - Freshman team . He started all 12 games at Right Tackle . As a sophomore in 2002 , he started all 13 games at Right Tackle . He graded out at 80 % or better in five games , 81 % against Minnesota and on the road against Iowa . He had a season - high grade of 83 % against Indiana . He also helped Purdue lead Big Ten in total offense with 452 . 2 yards per game . In 2003 he started every game at Right Tackle and graded at least 80 % or better for blocking consistency in every game . He recorded 78 knockdowns , with nine of those blocks resulting in touchdowns . He helped the offense average 372 . 9 yards per game . He ended his career with 10 knockdowns against Georgia in the Capital One Citrus Bowl as he did not allow defensive end Robert Geathers to record any tackles . Professional career . Pre - draft . Butler was invited , and attended the 2004 NFL Combine . He was rated the 3rd best tackle out of 79 , and was projected to be selected in the second round of the draft . Detroit Lions . Butler was selected in the sixth round ( 172nd overall ) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions Butler played two seasons for the Lions , playing in just 16 regular season games during those two seasons . As a rookie in 2004 he was inactive for all but one game of the season . He was active for the Lions ' season finale game against the Tennessee Titans , however he did not play in the game . The following year , he earned the starting role at Right Tackle , and made his NFL debut against the Green Bay Packers , he then started every game of the regular season , recording a recovered fumble to help continue a third quarter scoring drive against the Pittsburgh Steelers . However , his career in Detroit ended when he was waived by the Lions at the end of training camp the next season . Cleveland Browns . Butler was claimed off of waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 3 , 2006 . He began the season as the backup to starter Ryan Tucker . Butler appeared in seven games , including five starts at Right Tackle . He made his Browns debut , a start in place of an ill Tucker , against the New York Jets on October 29 . He started his second game the next week against the San Diego Chargers . He then replaced Tucker ( illness ) as the starting Right Tackle between November 26 through December 17 , he was however played on Injured Reserve on December 20 with an injured foot . However , on October 6 , 2007 , he was waived by the Browns , after Tucker returned from a league suspension . First stint with Yard Dawgz . In 2008 , Butler joined af2 , and on May 16 , he was assigned to the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz . As a rookie in af2 , he played in just seven games , with one start . For the season , he recorded one reception for four yards , against the Iowa Barnstormers . His lone start of the season came against the Boise Burn . On August 2 , he was placed on the Other league exempt list by the Yard Dawgz , after he was invited to training camp with the Arizona Cardinals . Arizona Cardinals . On July 24 , 2008 Butler signed with the Arizona Cardinals . However , on August 30 , he , along with 21 others were released by the Cardinals final cuts of training camp . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . On March 19 , 2010 it was announced that Butler had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . After two seasons with the Blue Bombers , he announced his retirement on March 12 , 2012 .