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Keith Butler Brings 1st-Hand Experience Of Playing At Altitude In Denver

If there is anybody on the Pittsburgh Steelers who best understands what it’s like to head into Denver as a visiting player and what to expect from it, it would have to be defensive coordinator Keith Butler. The 62-year-old spent a decade in the National Football League playing inside linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks between the 1970s and 1980s.

During that time, the Seahawks were a part of the AFC West, so Butler would have to travel to play the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium every single year. So when he was asked about his plans to potentially combat that factor for his defensive players, he had some first-hand insight to offer.