Tom Burke (American football)

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Tom Burke
No. 95
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1976-10-12) October 12, 1976 (age 45)
Poplar, Wisconsin
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Northwestern High School
Maple, Wisconsin
College:Wisconsin
NFL Draft:1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus All-American (1998)
  • Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Year (1998)
  • Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (1998)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:36
Games started:12
Tackles:49
Quarterback sacks:4.5
Fumbles recovered:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Thomas Allen Burke (born October 12, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football at University of Wisconsin and earned All-American honors. During the 1997-98 season, Burke led all college football with 22 sacks and 31 total tackles for loss while helping Wisconsin to a Rose Bowl victory and #5 overall ranking. He was chosen 83rd overall in the 3rd round of the 1999 draft NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals and played all four years of his NFL career with Arizona.

Early years[]

Burke was born in Poplar, Wisconsin.[1] He attended Northwestern High School in nearby Maple, Wisconsin,[2] and played for the Northwestern Tigers high school football team, of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA), Heart O' North Conference.

College career[]

Burke attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and played for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 1995 to 1998. As a senior in 1998, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten, and received the Bill Willis Trophy. He holds the Big Ten record for most sacks in a single season with 22.[3]

Professional career[]

The Arizona Cardinals selected Burke in the third round (83rd pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, and he played for the Cardinals from 1999 to 2002.[4] In four NFL seasons, he appeared in 36 games, started 12, and accumulated 49 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[1]

Arrest[]

On June 15, 2021, Burke was arrested in Wisconsin for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven year old girl in St. Louis County, Minnesota. The report states he performed oral sex on the child on several occasions.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Tom Burke. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Tom Burke Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Young returns to Buckeyes and sets school mark". 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Tom Burke. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
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