Rex Burkhead is a running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Nebraska. Burkhead was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He is the son of former NFL player Bob Burkhead, who played in the league from 1961 to 1966.
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Rex Burkhead is a running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Nebraska. Burkhead was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. On March 14, 2017, Burkhead signed a one-year contract with the Patriots worth up to $3.15 million. He has been described as a rare “four-down player” by New England Coach Bill Belichick. He was born in Winchester, Kentucky, but was raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. He earned repeated scholar-athlete awards throughout his career, including first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011 and 2012, and recognition as one of 15 National Football Foundation Scholar Athletes in 2012. The Patriots signed Burkhead to a one year contract on September 7, 2017. He made his debut as a member of the Patriots in the first quarter of the first game of the season against the Denver Broncos. He finished the game with three receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown when he hauled in a 19-yard pass from quarterback Tom Brady in the 36–20 victory.
He also caught 17 passes for 145 yards in the Bengals’ Week 17 game against the Baltimore Ravens. He is the son of former NFL player Bob Burkhead, who played in the league from 1961 to 1966. Burkheads is a graduate of Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas, where he played high school football and basketball for the Wildcats. He graduated from Nebraska in three-and-a-half years with a bachelor’s degree in history. The Bengals drafted Burkhead with the 190th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft and he signed with the team on May 13, 2013. He appeared in all 16 regular season games for the Bengals, including one start at running back. He had the most productive game of his career in the opening round playoff loss to the Indianapolis Colts, in which Burkhead started at wide receiver.
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