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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||
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| Born | July 12, 1994 Berlin, Germany | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Manhattan (Manhattan, Kansas) | ||||||
| College | Kansas State | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||
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Deante Wayne Burton (born July 12, 1994) is an American football cornerback. He signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2017. [1] He played college football at Kansas State University.
Burton attended Manhattan High School, where he was a two-way player at wide receiver and cornerback. As a junior, he became a starter at both positions, tallying 244 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.
As a senior, he broke one of his thumbs, but still managed to keep playing. He collected 20 receptions for 327 yards, 5 receiving touchdowns, 216 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He also received first-team All-Centennial League and All-state honors for his production at defensive back. [2]
Burton accepted a football scholarship from Kansas State University. As a sophomore, he was named a starter at wide receiver during the season, posting 17 receptions for 171 yards.
As a junior, he tallied 38 receptions for 510 yards and 4 touchdowns. Against West Virginia University, he had 5 catches for 135 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown, while earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors.
As a senior, he registered 29 receptions for 404 yards and one touchdown. He finished his college career with 84 receptions for 1,085 yards and 5 touchdowns, becoming the school’s 29th career 1,000-yard receiver.
Burton was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons after the 2017 NFL draft on May 1. [3] He was waived by the Falcons on September 2, but was signed to their practice squad the next day, where he was converted into a cornerback. [4] [5]
He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 15, 2018. [6] On September 1, Burton was released by the Falcons and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [7] [8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 4. [9] He played in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles and had one special teams tackle. Burton was waived on September 10. [10]
On September 11, 2018, Burton was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers. [11] He was declared inactive for the second game against the Minnesota Vikings. He was waived on September 19. [12]
On September 25, 2018, Burton was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. [13]
On October 31, 2018, Burton was signed by the Houston Texans off the Falcons practice squad, to provide depth because of injuries. [14] He appeared in 2 games as a backup. He was waived on August 26, 2019. [15]
On September 24, 2019, Burton was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad. [16]
On November 20, 2019, Burton was signed by the Dallas Cowboys from the Colts practice squad, after cornerback Anthony Brown was placed on the injured reserve list. [17] He appeared in 3 games as a backup.
On September 5, 2020, Burton was waived by the Cowboys and signed to the practice squad the next day. [18] [19] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 and November 26 for the team's Weeks 3 and 12 games against the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [20] [21] Burton was signed to the active roster on December 7. [22] He was placed on injured reserve on December 19. [23]
On August 31, 2021, Burton was waived by the Cowboys and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [24] [25] He was released on December 15.
On August 13, 2022, Burton signed with the Tennessee Titans, but was waived three days later. [26]