▁selection ▁by ▁Pro ▁Football ▁Week ly , ▁a ▁second - team ▁choice ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁and ▁CBS ▁Sports , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁honor able ▁mention ▁selection ▁by ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁first - team ▁Academ ic ▁All - America ▁selection . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Football ▁Foundation ▁( N FF ) ▁Sch olar - A th lete ▁Award ▁recip ient . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁hon ored ▁on ▁that ▁same ▁day ▁when ▁he ▁earned ▁honor able ▁mention ▁All - SE C ▁recognition ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press . ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁he ▁repeated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁team ▁Academ ic ▁All - America ▁selection . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁Butler ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁und raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁ro ok ies ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers . ▁He ▁replaced ▁the ▁Ste el ers ' ▁injured ▁inc umb ent ▁st arter ▁Jer emy ▁Kap inos ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁ 5 3 - man ▁ro ster ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NFL ▁season . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁Butler ▁punt ed ▁ 7 7 ▁times , ▁and ▁aver aged ▁ 4