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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. | August 21, 1962||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Collins (Collins, Mississippi) | ||||||
College: | Jackson St. | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 | ||||||
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Christopher Leon Burkett (born August 21, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft.[1] Standing at 6'4" and 198-lb. from Jackson State, Burkett played in nine NFL seasons for the Bills and the New York Jets from 1985 to 1993.[2][3]
Burkett serves as the Executive Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi[4] and is the founder and CEO of Chrisburkettsports.[5]