PRO (14-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2012.
PRO (14-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2012.
2012 (14-0): 9/9 at Denver: Punted in his first career game…first career punt traveled 52 yards and second punt was downed at the Broncos’ one-yard line…9/16 vs. N.Y. Jets: Landed three-of-five punts inside the Jets’ 20-yard line…averaged 40.0+ yards per punt in two consecutive weeks…9/23 at Oakland: Had a long punt of 44 yards and had one punt downed inside the Raiders’ 20-yard line…10/7 vs. Philadelphia: Recorded a career-long punt of 57 yards in the third quarter…10/11 at Tennessee: Landed two punts inside the Titans’ 20-yard line…added two punts of 40+ yards…10/21 at Cincinnati: Both punts came in the second half…final punt was downed at the Bengals’ 14-yard line midway through the fourth quarter…10/28 vs. Washington: Had a season-high 50.7 punting average…hung a punt that was downed by CB Curtis Brown at the Redskins’ one-yard line late in the second quarter…11/4 at N.Y. Giants: Landed two punts inside the Giants’ 20-yard line, including one that was downed at the Giants’ seven-yard line…11/12 vs. Kansas City: Tied his career long (58) on his final punt of the contest…11/18 vs. Baltimore: Set career highs in punts (8), punting yards (357) and number of punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line (4)…11/25 at Cleveland: Registered a 55-yard punt, marking the sixth straight game and eighth time this season he has recorded a punt of at least 50 yards in a game…12/2 at Baltimore: Landed a punt at the Ravens’ 19-yard line…12/9 vs. San Diego: Registered a 79-yard punt to the San Diego one-yard line…it was a career long and the second-longest punt in team history (82 yards, Joe Geri, 11/20/49 at Green Bay)…averaged 47.4 yards per punt and landed two inside the Chargers’ 20-yard line…12/16 at Dallas: Had a long punt of 54 yards, marking the 10th game this season he registered a punt of at least 50 yards.
COLLEGE: Named to the University of Georgia’s Team of the Decade…finished with 160 punts for 7,283 yards (45.5 avg.) with 58 punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line…added 56 punts of 50+ yards, with a career long 75-yarder in 2009…majored in telecommunication arts and kinesiology. 2011: Named preseason All-America first team by Athlon Sports, CBSSports.com, Phil Steele and The Sporting News, and second team by Lindy’s…named a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award, Awards and Recognition Association (ARA) Sportsmanship Award and the Wuerffel Trophy…received the National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award…named to CoSIDA’s Academic All-District Team…appeared in 13 games, punting 51 times for 2,260 yards (44.3 avg.)…landed 19 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and had 16 punts of 50+ yards…ranked second in the SEC and 13th nationally in punting average. 2010: Named All-America Second Team by Associated Press and Phil Steele and selected to Pro Football Weekly’s All-America Team…a finalist for the Ray Guy Award…named All-SEC second team by SEC Coaches, Phil Steele and Rivals.com…a special teams captain…named a CoSIDA Academic All-American…named to SEC Academic Honor Roll…appeared in 13 games…had 50 punts for 2,225 yards, with 19 downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and 14 punts of 50+ yards. 2009: Won the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation’s most outstanding punter…named a first-team All-American by Walter Camp, American Football Coaches, Football Writers Association of America, Associated Press and The Sporting News…named All-SEC first team by the Associated Press, SEC Coaches, ESPN, Phil Steele and The Sporting News…appeared in all 13 games, punting 56 times for 2,691 yards for a national-best 48.1 yards per punt…added 19 punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. 2008: Appeared in three games…had three punts. 2007: Redshirted.
PERSONAL: Attended Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, Ga.)…was teammates with Steelers DE Cameron Heyward while at Peachtree Ridge…named to 2006 Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Class AAAAA All-State first team and named Class AAAAA All-State first team by the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a junior…averaged 40 yards per punt as a junior…also played varsity golf…son of Kevin Butler, former Georgia and NFL kicker…Full name: Andrew Joseph Butler.