On the second day of NFL free agency, fullback Michael Burton re-signed with the Denver Broncos. He was a fifth-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft out of Rutgers.
Burton accumulated 17 total yards last season. The former Rutgers standout played 189 offensive snaps with the Broncos last year, surpassing his total from the prior two seasons combined.
He played for the Broncos on 18% of total offensive snaps.
His 290 special team snaps were the highest in his career. Last season was his first with the Broncos. Burton previously played two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, when he won Super Bowl LVII.
Burton attended West Morris (Chester, New Jersey) for high school football. He joined Rutgers football’s 2010 recruiting class as a Preferred Walk On (PWO).
The NFL Network’s Jason McCourty broke the news of Burton’s new contract. McCourty, a former All-Big East defensive back at Rutgers), and Burton are both represented by strong agent Kevin Malast (also a former Rutgers standout).
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