Deon Butler Vincent Deon Butler ( born January 4 , 1986 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks . He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft . He played college football at Penn State . College career . Coming out of Beville Middle & C . D . Hylton High School in Woodbridge , Virginia , Butler was offered scholarships to several smaller schools , but decided to follow his mother ' s advice of " shooting for the moon " , and enrolled at Penn State without an athletic scholarship as a defensive back . After redshirting as a freshman , Butler rose to the top of the depth chart alongside Derrick Williams to provide a solid deep threat for quarterbacks Michael Robinson and Anthony Morelli . During his freshmen season , Butler broke four school freshmen records : season receptions ( 37 ) , receiving yards in a game ( 125 , versus Wisconsin ) , season yards ( 691 ) , and touchdown catches ( 9 ) . Butler also holds the single game receiving yards record with 216 yards on 11 receptions against Northwestern on September 30 , 2006 . He finished 2007 with 47 receptions for 633 yards and 4 touchdowns . He had a season high 7 catches for 93 yards and a touchdown in Penn State ' s 38 - 7 blowout win over Wisconsin . In the 2008 season , Butler caught 47 passes for 810 yards and seven touchdowns . He caught eight passes for 105 yards against Michigan . Butler was a record - setting receiver for Coach Joe Paterno ' s Nittany Lions . Butler passed Bobby Engram to become Penn State ' s all - time receptions leader in November of his senior season against the Indiana Hoosiers . Professional career . Pre - draft . Butler was invited to the 2009 NFL Combine where he ran 4 . 38 in the 40 - yard dash ( fourth among wide receivers at the combine ) and 11 . 32 in the 60 - yard shuttle ( third among wide receivers at the combine ) . Seattle Seahawks . The Seattle Seahawks traded up to select Butler in the 3rd round ( 91st overall ) of the 2009 NFL Draft . They traded the Philadelphia Eagles a 5th - and 7th - round pick plus a 3rd - round pick in 2010 in order to position themselves to select Butler . The team ' s interest in Butler reportedly stemmed , in part , from conversations with Butler ' s college teammate , Aaron Maybin , during a pre - draft interview in Seattle . He signed a four - year , $ 3 . 2 million contract with the team on July 24 , 2009 . He received a $ 680 , 750 signing bonus . 2010 season . He got his first receiving touchdown on September 12 , 2010 against the San Francisco 49ers . It was his only catch of the game and it was for 13 yards . His second touchdown came against the Chicago Bears . After Deion Branch was traded to the New England Patriots Butler was named a starter , only to be replaced in the starting line - up several weeks later by teammate Ben Obomanu . He was put on injured reserve after breaking his leg during a touchdown catch against the 49ers in week 14 . 2011 season . Butler started the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list . He played in the final four games of the season . 2012 season . Butler played in all four preseason games with the Seahawks , but was waived on August 31 , 2012 as part of the final roster cuts from 75 to 53 players . On December 15 , 2012 , the Seahawks signed Butler after clearing a physical . Personal . Butler earned a Bachelor of Arts in Crime , Law & Justice from Penn State in 2008 . He has mentioned being interested in a career in forensic science after football . Butler spent the summer of 2008 as an intern with the Philadelphia Police Department ' s Crime Scene Unit , observing several homicide crime scenes , and augmenting his degree with valuable field experience . He currently resides in Bellevue , WA .