04/28/16: Drafted by Pittsburgh (1st round, 25th overall)
03/21/20: Signed by Chicago as a UFA
08/20/20: Placed on IR (knee)
03/29/21: Re-signed by Chicago
08/31/21: Released by Chicago
09/02/21: Signed by Chicago as a FA
03/16/22: Signed by Seattle as a UFA
05/23/23: Re-signed by Seattle
08/30/23: Released by Seattle
08/31/23: Signed to Seattle's PS
09/09/23: Gameday activation
09/11/23: Reverted to Seattle's PS
09/20/23: Signed to active roster
03/15/24: Re-signed by Seattle
• Has played in 86 games with 38 starts, tallying 188 tackles (148 solo), four interceptions, 35 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. Also played and started in four postseason contests, logging 11 tackles, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery.
COLLEGE: Started 23 of 36 games played for Miami from 2013-15. Recorded 93 tackles, seven interceptions, 14 pass breakups, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. As a senior in 2015, earned All-ACC second-team honors, as he led the conference with six interceptions, the most by a Hurricane since 2003 (Sean Taylor, 10).
PERSONAL: Attended Northwestern High. Totaled 72 tackles, 4.0 sacks, six pass breakups and two interceptions, in addition to returning two kickoffs for touchdowns. One of the nation's top hurdlers, earning All-USA high school track & field honors from the USA Today in 2011 and 2012. Son of Artie Tyrone Burns, Sr. and the late Dana Smith; is the legal guardian of his two younger brothers, Thomas and Jordan. He and his wife Ella, have two sons, A.J. and Saint.
