Derrick Burgess
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| Oakland Raiders — No. 56 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: August 12, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: Lake City, South Carolina | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 260 lb (120 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2001 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career history | |
| College: Mississippi | |
| NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 63 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Derrick Lee Burgess (born August 12, 1978 in Lake City, South Carolina) is an American football defensive end in the NFL who plays for the Oakland Raiders.
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[edit] 2001 NFL Draft
Burgess was originally a third round pick of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles after playing college football at the University of Mississippi.
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
Burgess appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and had 6 quarterback sacks. In 2002, however, he broke his foot in the first game of the season and missed the rest of the year. He then missed all of 2003 due to a torn achilles tendon.
He returned healthy in 2004 and started 12 regular season games for the Eagles, recording 2 1/2 sacks. He had more success in the postseason, where he recorded 3 quarterback sacks, including the Eagles' only sack in Super Bowl XXXIX.
[edit] Oakland Raiders
Burgess was signed by the Raiders for the 2005 season, and was originally signed to be a backup. By the middle of the season, he worked his way into the lineup thanks to his success as a pass rusher, most notably, he had 6 quarterback sacks over a 3 game span. He became particularly hot at the end of the season and recorded 9 over the final 7 games of the year; the last sack would break Sean Jones' team record for sacks in a single season. His 16 sacks overall led the NFL and earned him his first Pro Bowl bid. Burgess finished the 2006 season with 11 sacks and earned a second Pro Bowl bid. Even though Burgess dealt with a nagging calf injury all year, he finished 2007 with 8 sacks and 40 tackles.
[edit] Ejection From Game
On December 23, 2007, Burgess and teammate Warren Sapp were involved in an altercation with NFL referees near the end of the second quarter of the Raiders' game at Jacksonville.[1]
The incident began when linesman Jerry Bergman mistakenly assumed that the Raiders wished to decline a Jacksonville 10-yard penalty. Sapp, the defensive captain, began speaking with referee Jerome Boger, indicating that the Raiders instead wished to accept the penalty. The conversation became heated, with Sapp gesturing and swearing. This resulted in an unsportsmanlike conduct call by Boger against Sapp. Sapp and his defensive teammates continued interacting with the officials after the penalty was called, resulting in a second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Sapp and an another unsportsmanlike conduct penalty assessed against Burgess. Finally, the coaches and officiating staff entered the field and began physically separating and removing the arguing players. Boger claimed that during this time Sapp "bumped" him; Sapp denies making physical contact. Regardless, at this point Boger levied a third unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Sapp and ejected him from the game. Sapp did not play in the second half and was eventually fined $75,000 by the NFL; Burgess received a $25,000 fine.[2]
