Ezra Butler (American football)

Ezra Butler (born November 20, 1984 in South Africa) is an American football linebacker.

Football career
Butler played college football at Nevada.

He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on 2008 and would later spend the 2009 season with the Las Vegas Locomotives.

Butler who had signed with the New York Jets in January 2010, was later waived by the team on July 29, 2010. He was waived by the Saints on September 5, 2011.

Personal
In 2008, he was arrested on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. He is the son of Jonathan Butler, a two-time Grammy nominated guitarist, songwriter and music producer.