INDIANAPOLIS – To be completely accurate, Darius Butler had, in fact, played safety for the Indianapolis Colts before Sunday’s victory over the Green Bay Packers.
There was that brief trial run in training camp and the preseason, part of a worst-case scenario plan while Clayton Geathers was out with a broken foot. Then there were those handful of snaps he played at safety during the regular season, the ones you would have missed if you blinked.
But if we’re talking about playing safety in the truest, fullest sense, then slot cornerback Butler made his debut at Lambeau Field, against two-time Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers, no less.