{"id":6259,"date":"2024-11-30T08:56:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T08:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6259"},"modified":"2024-11-30T08:56:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T08:56:58","slug":"breaking-josh-butler-sends-thoughtful-message-to-cowboys-fans-vows-to-return-stronger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6259","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Josh Butler sends thoughtful message to Cowboys fans, vows to return stronger.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_513,w_912,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/2\/2\/22b322e6530922ce71eda4700bebb12d84378f55\/01jdx3qgftyxke0v3fsw.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Butler sends thoughtful message to Cowboys fans, vows to return stronger\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_94491396\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>One week after a breakout performance\u00a0for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0,\u00a0Josh Butler\u00a0suffered a torn ACL. It was an unofrtunate turn of events but Butler isn&#8217;t going to let that stop him from making the most of his NFL dream.<\/p>\n<p>One day after his injury, Butler took to social media to thank fans for showing their support for him during the tough time. 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