Todd Burger

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Todd Burger
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Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1970-03-20) March 20, 1970 (age 52)
Clark, New Jersey
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: Clark (NJ) Arthur L. Johnson
College: Penn State
Undrafted: 1993
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games Played:62
Games Started:40
Fumbles recovered:4
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Todd Richard Burger (born March 20, 1970) is a former professional American football player. Burger grew up in Clark, New Jersey [1] and is a graduate of Arthur L. Johnson High School. He attended Penn State University where he played four years under coach Joe Paterno. In his professional career, he played in 62 games and recovered four of his team's fumbles. He has a wife, Denise and two children, Todd and Lucy Burger.

In December 2007, Burger was arrested along with 4 others and charged on third-degree charges of promoting gambling and conspiracy to promote gambling. Burger was acting as an agent for the gambling ring. His job was to steer gamblers to Anthony Pecoraro for a percentage of the generated gambling money. The bets were placed through a website called www.beteastsports.com and it was connected to the gambling ring. Thousands of dollars of bets were placed illegally over the course of a month according to the prosecutor's report. [2]

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References

  1. Eskenazi, Gerald. "Pro Football; Jets Add Burger and Byars To Free-Agent Acquisitions", The New York Times , February 26, 1998. Accessed April 14, 2008. "Burger, a 300-pounder who grew up in Clark, N.J., idolizing Bill Parcells and the Giants, is the second instant starter on the troubled offensive line that the Jets have picked up in the last week."
  2. "Ex-NFL Pro Nabbed In Gambling Sting". www.onlinecasinotopic.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.