Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Mar 4, 2016
Former UW star Butler among NFL's notable cuts
The San Diego Chargers released former Washington Huskies star Donald Butler on Thursday, just two years after signing him to a seven-year contract extension worth more than $51 million.
He joins several high-profile players who will be looking for work elsewhere in 2016, including former Houston Texans running back Arian Foster and ex-St. Louis Rams defensive end Chris Long.
Butler was seen as a rising star after his first few seasons in the league. But after signing his lucrative new deal ahead of the 2014 season, the 2011 third-round pick out of UW regressed over the past two years, eventually losing his starting job last season.
