Rex Burkhead
Burkhead with the New England Patriots in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 2, 1990 Winchester, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Plano Senior (Plano, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Nebraska (2009–2012) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013: 6th round, 190th pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Rex Burkhead (born July 2, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft. After four seasons with the Bengals, Burkhead spent his next four seasons with the New England Patriots, where he appeared in consecutive Super Bowls and won Super Bowl LIII, the second of the two Super Bowls he appeared in. Burkhead signed with the Houston Texans in 2021 and spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons with them. After spending the 2023 NFL season as an un-signed free agent, Burkhead announced his retirement from professional football during the 2024 off-season.