LAS VEGAS — Ron Butler could sense the satisfaction coming from the other end of the telephone line when he answered a call from Raiders linebacker Denzel Perryman at the beginning of the season.
“Hey man, I think I’m going to be a captain. I think they’re voting me captain,” Perryman told his longtime agent, friend and confidant, triggering a joyous response in return.
“He’s a very emotional guy when he feels like people really respect him,” Butler said. “I could hear it in his voice. It was like ‘I accomplished that.’ … By him getting that honor, it really did a lot for him.”
