Butler (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

Butler served as the No. 4 wide receiver in a Week 4 loss to the Saints, catching one pass for 67 yards on his first target of the season. He had a chance to make it a touchdown, but he pulled up lame with the injury and was unable to reach the end zone. In Butler's absence, Rodney Whitehead will provide depth behind Terrance Williams, Devin Street and Cole Beasley.

Butler (hamstring) is expected to miss Sunday's game against the Patriots, Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Butler strained a hamstring on his first catch of the season, a 67-yard grab in New Orleans on Sunday night. With the first practice of the week imminent Wednesday, head coach Jason Garrett will be afforded his first chance to clarify Butler's status. If he's deemed inactive this Sunday, Butler's next opportunity to play arrives on Oct. 25 against the Giants after the Cowboys' Week 6 bye.

Butler caught his first pass as a Cowboy on Sunday for a 67-yard reception, but injured his hamstring on the play and left the game.

He likely would have scored a touchdown on the play had he not come up lame and staggered out of bounds. The Cowboys potentially lost Lance Dunbar for the season Sunday with a knee injury, so if Butler can get back on the field quickly there could be an opportunity for him to take on a larger role in the offense.

Butler is active for his first game as a Cowboy on Sunday at Philadelphia, Todd Archer of ESPN Dallas reports.

In two seasons with the Raiders, Butler racked up 30 catches (on 53 targets) for 383 yards and two touchdowns across 25 contests. He was inactive for the Raiders' opener this year, though, before he was sent to Dallas following Dez Bryant's foot injury. Butler will serve on the edge of the Cowboys' receiving corps, meaning he's unlikely to make much of an impact unless additional ailments befall the group.

The Raiders traded Butler to the Cowboys on Tuesday in exchange for a draft pick, Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Butler was inactive for the Raiders' season opener, so the team decided to send him to the Cowboys, who are looking for receiving help with Dez Bryant out at least several weeks. Butler will compete with Rodney Whitehead for the fourth spot on the depth chart at the wide receiver position.

Butler could see additional playing time moving forward, CSNBayArea.com reports. "To get him more involved offensively, we probably have to look at where some of the other plays are," interim coach Tony Sparano said. "We tried to get [Kenbrell Thompkins] involved, so his play count was up a little bit higher. We probably have to spread that out a little bit more within that group."

Butler played a mere 11 snaps against Arizona, four of which were rushing plays, a week after catching three passes for 64 yards and a touchdown against San Diego. He made the most of his lone target, however, hauling in a 55-yard catch that set up the team's only touchdown, the longest reception of his young career. It prompted Browns coach Mike Pettine to say, unprompted, that Butler "jumps off the tape" and that he's "a major threat" when the ball's in his hands, though it doesn't sound like the Raiders plan to increase Butler's role dramatically in the weeks ahead. Rather, it seems he will just take away some snaps from Thompkins, who was on the field for 30 plays last week.

Butler caught three passes on five targets for 64 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Chargers.

Butler had just three receptions on the season coming into the game, but he matched number Sunday, while adding his first career touchdown on an impressive, 47-yard catch-and-run in the third quarter. Perhaps the team's addition of Kenbrell Thomkins this week lit a fire under Butler, but until he starts seeing consistent looks, it'll be hard to justify giving him any serious fantasy consideration.

Butler is listed as inactive for Sunday's regular season opener against the Jets.

Butler will be sidelined Sunday, with the Raiders opting to suit up only four wide receivers. With Butler out, Denarius Moore's position as Oakland's No. 4 wideout is solidified.

Butler is dealing with a concussion, sfgate.com reports.

Though listed pretty far down the Raiders' posted unofficial depth chart, through two exhibition games, Butler leads the Raiders with eight catches for 118 yards. Once he returns to action, Butler figures to jostle with the likes of Denarius Moore, Andre Holmes, Juron Criner and Greg Little for slotting behind the team's likley top wideout duo of Rod Streater and James Jones.

Raiders second-year WR Brice Butler will enter training camp on the roster bubble.

Butler flashed as a seventh-round rookie last preseason, but wound up dropping three of his 17 regular season targets, and didn't catch a pass after Week 6. Blessed with size (6'3/214) and speed (4.37), Butler remains a project entering his second season. His roster odds took a hit when Oakland signed James Jones.

Raiders rookie WR Brice Butler caught three passes for 54 yards in Monday night's Week 3 loss to the Broncos.

Butler, a seventh-round pick out of San Diego State, was targeted four times on the night but had a brutal drop on a first-quarter third-and-17 pass that would have been a first down. Butler shined in the preseason, catching five passes for 108 yards and a score. He has just six catches for 72 yards after three regular-season games. This goes without saying, but leave him on the wire.

Raiders rookie WR Brice Butler has five catches for 108 yards and a touchdown through three preseason games.

One of the few shining lights of a miserable Raiders summer, Butler has flashed big-play ability while pushing for first-team snaps. At the moment, he's still the No. 4 wide receiver behind Denarius Moore, Rod Streater, and Jacoby Ford. Moore has really struggled, however, while Streater suffered a Friday night concussion and Ford has long demonstrated poor durability.

CSN Bay Area calls seventh-round WR Brice Butler the "offensive player of (Raiders) camp."

Per beat writer Scott Bair, Butler has displayed "smooth route running and ability to make the big catch." Butler could open the regular season as high as third on the depth chart, but it won't be a fantasy relevant position in the Raiders' ramshackle offense.

Rookie WR Brice Butler earned "some" first-team reps in practice this week after his 70-yard, one-score preseason opener.

He reportedly "seemed comfortable working in the slot," which indicates Butler has picked up the playbook well because he understands multiple receiver positions. Butler appears to have leapfrogged Juron Criner, and is now pushing oft-injured Jacoby Ford for snaps behind Denarius Moore and Rod Streater. Butler had scant college production, but runs 4.37 at 6-foot-3 and 214 pounds.

Seventh-round pick Brice Butler is pushing Juron Criner for the Raiders' No. 4 receiver job after a strong preseason opener.

Butler has generated some buzz in practices, and on Friday night led Oakland with two catches for 70 yards and a touchdown, both via UDFA QB Matt McGloin. Criner had one catch for 23 yards. The Raiders have an open competition at fourth wideout behind Denarius Moore, Rod Streater, and oft-injured Jacoby Ford.