The Indianapolis Colts are signing veteran TE Trey Burton to a contract on Wednesday, according to his agency.
- Ian Rapoport reports that Burton receives a one-year contract worth the veteran minimum.
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It’s worth mentioning that signing Burton to a contract won’t impact the Colts’ 2021 compensatory picks, given that he was released this offseason.
Burton is working his way back from offseason hip surgery.
Burton, 28, wound up signing on with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Florida back in 2014. He played out his three-year, $1,537,500 contract with the Eagles before returning to Philadelphia on a one-year restricted deal in 2017.
Burton later signed a four-year, $32 million contract with the Bears as an unrestricted free agent in 2018. Chicago released him with a post-June 1 designation last week.
In 2019, Burton appeared in eight games and recorded 14 receptions for 84 yards receiving (6.0 YPC) and no touchdowns. Pro Football Focus had him rated as the No. 63 overall tight end out of 70 qualifying players.
We had him included in our Top 100 Available 2020 Free Agents list.
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