Terrell Burgess
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Burgess with the Rams in 2020
No. 32 – Washington Commanders
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-11-12) November 12, 1998 (age 25)
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:San Marcos (San Marcos, California)
College:Utah (2016–2019)
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 104
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Tackles:54
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Terrell Joseph-Nathaniel Burgess (born November 12, 1998) is an American football safety for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Burgess won Super Bowl LVI with the Rams and has also been a member of the New York Giants.

Early years

Burgess attended San Marcos High School in San Marcos, California. He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. He committed to the University of Utah to play college football.[1]

College career

Burgess played at Utah from 2016 to 2019. After spending his first three seasons as mostly a backup, he was a full-time starter his senior year in 2019.[2][3][4] During his career, he had 116 tackles and one interception.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 11+3⁄8 in
(1.81 m) 		202 lb
(92 kg) 		29+1⁄2 in
(0.75 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.46 s 1.53 s 2.60 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 20 reps 17
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Los Angeles Rams

Burgess was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams with the 104th overall pick in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[7] He suffered a broken ankle in Week 7 and was placed on injured reserve on October 27, 2020.[8] Burgess won Super Bowl LVI when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.[9] He was waived on November 8, 2022.[10]

New York Giants

On November 10, 2022, the New York Giants signed Burgess to their practice squad.[11] On November 23, 2022, Burgess was elevated from the practice squad for week 12 game against the Dallas Cowboys.[12] On January 26, 2023, Burgess signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants.[13]

Washington Commanders

Burgess signed with the Washington Commanders on May 30, 2023.[14] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] On October 10, he was signed to the active roster.[17]

References

  1. ^ McDonald, Ryan (January 28, 2016). "Utah football gets commitment from California athlete Terrell Burgess". Deseret News.
  2. ^ Facer, Dirk (October 3, 2019). "Utah safety Terrell Burgess' growth was on display in perhaps 'his best game as a Ute' against Washington State". Deseret News.
  3. ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (December 16, 2019). "Utah's Terrell Burgess and Francis Bernard have positioned themselves for NFL careers". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (July 10, 2019). "Safeties Julian Blackmon and Terrell Burgess are the last words in Utah's very tough defense". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Terrell Burgess Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Terrell Burgess College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Judd, Brandon (April 24, 2020). "Utah's Terrell Burgess selected by Los Angeles Rams in third round of 2020 NFL draft". Deseret News. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Jackson, Stu (October 27, 2020). "McVay: Terrell Burgess out for remainder of 2020 season with broken ankle". TheRams.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ^ David Smith, Michael (November 8, 2022). "Rams cut Terrell Burgess, Kendall Blanton". NBCSports.com.
  11. ^ Salomone, Dan (November 10, 2022). "Giants sign former Rams DB Terrell Burgess to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ^ Salomone, Dan (November 23, 2022). "Giants sign OL Devery Hamilton, DB Trenton Thompson to active roster". Giants.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Giants sign two more to reserve/future contracts". giants.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Selby, Zach (May 30, 2023). "Commanders sign S Terrell Burgess and Brandon Dillon, place Andrew Norwell on PUP list". Commanders.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  15. ^ Selby, Zach (August 29, 2023). "Commanders release 20 players, place four on IR". Commanders.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "Commanders sign 15 players to practice squad". Commanders.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  17. ^ Selby, Zach (October 10, 2023). "Commanders place Darrick Forrest, Jeremy Reaves on IR among multiple roster moves". Commanders.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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