By Brian Allee Walsh - Special to the Sun Herald
For the first few weeks of training camp, the Butler did it. I mean, New Orleans Saints undrafted rookie wide receiver Emmanuel Butler was killing it, using his ample 6-foot-4 frame and huge wingspan to catch pass after pass from quarterbacks Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater and Taysom Hill.
In traffic, down the sideline, out route, crossing route, go route. It didn’t matter. If the ball came near him, he usually caught it.
Then, Butler got hurt. An undisclosed injury kept him off the practice field and prevented him from playing in the first preseason game, and the highlight reel catches suddenly stopped. Now, Butler is back and trying to recapture the magic but he’s running out of time to make the season-opening 53-man roster.
He’s praying for a hail mary to bail him out.
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