Movivational speaker and former Detroit Lions tight end Deon Butler cherishes reading to his 3-year-old daughter, Selena, every night before bed, partly because he struggled with reading for much ...

Big, athletic Deon Butler was no match for his much smaller grandma. She stood up to him when he was making bad choices and put him on a path to graduation from high school and college and a brief ...

Deon Butler achieved what every young football player dreams of. In 2015, his hometown team, the Detroit Lions, had signed him to their active roster. He was going to be an NFL player. There was ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — School was never a strong suit for Deon Butler. His intelligence lost in the pages of the curriculum he struggled to read. “What is the problem ...

Deon Butler grew up in Inkster and graduated from Central Michigan University. He is a speaker, mentor and author.

That goes for a former player for the Detroit Lions, Deon Butler, now a disability advocate. He says that support early in his life could’ve kept him on the team. The bills will ensure students ...