The Green Bay Packers made Burks (6-3, 233) a third-round selection (No. 88 overall) out of Vanderbilt in 2018. He registered 46 tackles, three tackles for a loss, a quarterback hit, a sack, a pass defensed, and an interception through 15 game appearances (five starts) with San Francisco this past season, per Pro Football Reference.
Burks, 28, has recorded 176 tackles, six tackles for a loss, four quarterback hits, two sacks, two passes defensed, an interception, and two forced fumbles in 91 game appearances (15 starts) through his six NFL seasons.
Burks is one of the league's best special teams players. In 2022, Burks joined the 49ers and helped improve a special teams unit that ranked near the bottom in 2021. In 2023, Burks played more snaps on defense this season, including taking over for an injured Dre Greenlaw in Super Bowl LVIII.
The 49ers will now look to replace Burks, either with a player already on the roster or through free agency or the draft. The 49ers are re-signing LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, and drafted two linebackers, Dee Winters and Jalen Graham, in 2023.
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