Cornell Burbage
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 22, 1965 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lexington (KY) Bryan Station | ||||||||
| College: | Kentucky | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1987 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 26 |
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| Receiving yards: | 352 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Cornell Rodney Burbage (born February 22, 1965) is a former American football player and coach. He played in professional football as a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 1989 and the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1991 and 1992. He played college football for the University of Kentucky.
Burbage attended Bryan Station High School, where he was a teammate of Dermontti Dawson and Marc Logan. He didn't have great stats at wide receiver because he played in a heavily run-oriented system.
He played college football at the University of Kentucky, but also had few opportunities to prove his true worth in the Wildcats run-oriented offense. As a junior, he tallied 15 receptions for 239 yards. In his last year in 1986, he led the team in receiving with only 24 receptions.
Burbage was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1987 NFL draft. He was waived on September 7.
After the players went on a strike on the third week of the 1987 season, those games were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. Burbage was signed to be a part of the Dallas Cowboys replacement team, that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. He had a 77-yard touchdown reception against the Philadelphia Eagles and was eventually cut on October 26, after the strike ended.
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