CARD: Topps XFL 2020
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 12/11 RECEIVED: 12/27 (16 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• James Butler played RB for 3 years at Nevada from 2014-16.
• He ran for over 1300 yards and 10 TDs in both 2015 and 2016.
• Transferred to Iowa for Senior year in 2017.
• Undrafted in 2018, but was a member of the Raiders practice squad.
• Signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2019 but was cut at the end of camp.
• Returned to Raiders practice squad for the 2019 season but was not resigned.
• Joined the XFL Houston Roughnecks Run N Shoot attack for the 2020 season.
• Was a spark at RB for the Roughnecks, both on the ground and as a receiving threat.
• Carried the ball 46 times for 221 yards (4 TDs) to go along with 11 catches for 42 yards and a TD
• After scoring a TD in a home game against the St Louis Battlehawks, jumped into crowd creating a celebration dubbed, “The Houston Hop”.
• COVID ended the XFL 2020, but James rejoined the CFL- with the BC Lions.
• Rushed for 497 yards on 101 carries (2 TDs) and caught 39 passes for 243 yards and a TD in 2021.
• Had first 1,000 yard effort in 2022 rushing for 1060 yards on 210 carries while also catching 53 passes for 384 yards for the Lions.

NOTES:

Well I had season tickets to the Roughnecks and of 3 games that they were able to play I was able to attend 2 of them before COVID knocked the league out. I went with my friend Kevin to the game, and with our endzone seats, I was able to engineer a guest star on James Butler’s Houston Hop, as I muscled my way in at the end of the highlight film. Look at that Legends jersey! Long live the AAF!