Isaiah Burse (born December 8, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played

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at Fresno State. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

High school career

From 2007 to 2009, Burse played for

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. He was the starting varsity quarterback for three seasons, and during his senior year, led the Modesto Christian Crusaders to the small school state championship. They defeated Parker, a San Diego high school, 44-40. The Crusaders finished the season with a perfect 15-0 record. Burse finished the season with 27 passing touchdowns, 26 rushing touchdowns, and was named

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Small School State Player of the Year. He was ranked a two star recruit by ESPN, and committed to play wide receiver at Fresno State.

College career

Burse played

at Fresno State University from 2010 to 2013. He finished his career with 210 receptions for 2,503 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Burse was signed by the Denver Broncos after going undrafted in the

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. On December 6, 2014, the Broncos released him. On December 8, 2014, the Broncos re-signed Burse to their practice squad. On January 12, 2015, he signed a futures contract with the Chargers. He was waived on September 5, 2015.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On September 7, 2015, Burse was signed to the Steelers' practice squad. He was released by the Steelers on September 24, 2015.

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

On November 4, 2015, Burse was signed to the Chargers' practice squad. On January 4, 2016, he signed a futures contract with the Chargers. On September 20, 2016, he was released by the Chargers. Two days later he was signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2016. He was released by the Chargers on October 31, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad two days later. He was promoted back to the active roster on November 5, 2016. On September 2, 2017, Burse was waived/injured by the Chargers and placed on injured reserve.

San Diego Fleet

Burse signed with the

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of the

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for the inaugural 2019 season. He was waived/injured on January 10, 2019 during training camp, and was subsequently placed on

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after clearing waivers. The league ceased operations in April 2019.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Burse signed with the

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of the Canadian Football League on January 30, 2020. He was released on June 10, 2021.

References

External links

Denver Broncos bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burse, Isaiah 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Modesto, California Players of American football from California American football wide receivers American football return specialists Fresno State Bulldogs football players Denver Broncos players Pittsburgh Steelers players San Diego Chargers players Los Angeles Chargers players San Diego Fleet players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Modesto Christian School alumni