Rex Burkhead
 Burkhead in November 2017, Photo: Jeffrey Beall |
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| New England Patriots - No. 34 | |
| Running back | |
| Date of birth: July 2, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Lexington , Kentucky | |
| Height: 1.78 m | Weight: 98 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2013 for the Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Career | |
| College : University of Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 6 / Pick: 190 | |
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| Current status: active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Running attempts | 273 |
| erlaufene yards | 1,127 |
| average | 4.1 |
| Pass catches | 105 |
| Yards in passing | 952 |
| Touchdowns total | 16 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Rex Burkhead (* 2 July 1990 in Lexington , Kentucky ) is an American American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He plays as running back for the New England Patriots .
Early years and college
Burkhead grew up in Texas, where he successfully played football and basketball at Plano Senior High School . He attended the University of Nebraska , where he earned a Batchelor degree in history in 2012 after three and a half years of study. During this time he ran as the running back of the football team in 44 games (including 22 as a starter ) 3329 yards and 14 touchdowns . In 14 games he came to more than 100 yards; there were also 5 touchdowns as pass recipients.
NFL
Cincinnati Bengals
In the 2013 NFL Draft , the Cincinnati Bengals selected him in the sixth round in a total of 190th place. On May 13, 2013, he signed a four-year contract for $ 2.26 million. However, in his rookie season he did not get beyond a special team assignment. In the 2014 season, too , he was mainly used in the special teams. He made nine appearances and scored his first NFL touchdown in week 14 in a 30-0 win over the Cleveland Browns . His first use as a starter he had in the play-off loss to the Indianapolis Colts on January 4, 2015. Here he was mainly used as a wide receiver . In the following season in 2015 , he was then used in all sixteen games.
In the 2016 season he played all regular season games and was used as a running back and pass recipient as well as in the special teams. In 74 running attempts he achieved 344 yards of space (4.6 yards on average) and two touchdowns. There were also 17 trapped passes for 145 yards. In the last game of the season against the Baltimore Ravens (27:10 win) he started as a running back for the first time and achieved career bests with 27 runs for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
New England Patriots
In March 2017, Burkhead decided to leave the Bengals. On 14 March 2017 he signed a one-year contract for 3.15 million US dollars at the New England Patriots , the replacement for her shortly before the free agency dismissed running back LeGarrette Blount studied. In week 10 in the 41:16 win against the Denver Broncos , he had a remarkable success when - for the first time since 1977 - he was able to catch a touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady as well as block an opposing punt . In his first season for the Patriots, Burkhead missed six regular season and one play-off encounter due to injury, but still came up with ten missions, 64 runs for 264 yards, 30 passes for 254 yards and a total of eight touchdowns. In the two remaining play-off games that ultimately led the Patriots to the Super Bowl LII , he did not get beyond sporadic missions. Here the Patriots lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on February 4, 2018 with 41:33.
On March 15, 2018, his contract with the Patriots was extended for a further three years after a running back with Dion Lewis had been given up. Due to repeated injuries, he had to pause between week 4 and week 12 of the 2018 season and only played eight games.
In the play-off game on January 13, 2019, he scored his first career touchdown in the postseason in a 41:28 win against the Los Angeles Chargers , followed by two more play-off touchdowns in the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs connected. His touchdown in extra time not only meant the 37:31 victory, but also the AFC championship and the Patriots' entry into Super Bowl LIII .
social commitment
In his third year of college, Burkhead met a five-year-old fan named Jack Hoffman who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He invited the child to dinner, gave him a personal tour of Memorial Stadium and joined the board of directors of the Team Jack Foundation, which since 2013 has raised more than $ 4 million to fight brain tumors in children. Since that season he wore a bracelet that read "Team Jack" to draw attention to the fate of the child. Both were invited to the White House by President Barack Obama that same year .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c biography on patriots.com, accessed January 11, 2019 [1]
- ^ Transactions. spotrac.com, accessed January 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Jason Marcum: 2017-03-14. cincyjungle.com, accessed January 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Erica Nett: #ProBigRed: Huskers in the NFL - Week 10. huskers.com, November 17, 2017, accessed on January 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Kevin Patra: Patriots keep RB Rex Burkhead with three-year deal. nfl.com, March 14, 2018, accessed January 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Rex Burkhead scores First Career Postseason touchdown. hailvarsity.com, January 13, 2019, accessed January 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Playoffs: Incredible finish! Patriots are in the Super Bowl again! spox.com, January 21, 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Board & Staff. teamjackfoundation.org, accessed January 11, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Burkhead, Rex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lexington , Kentucky |