Can you say Defensive Rookie of they Year? It’s only week 5, so I’ll knock on wood, but Burns is the odds on favorite to win the award and his performance this week only helps his case as he scored his first career NFL touchdown:
BRIAN BURNS TO THE HOUSE! The Defensive Rookie of the Month @Fire_Burns99 scores his first NFL touchdown! #KeepPounding #JAXvsCAR
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Watch free on mobile: https://t.co/d6meepU6Nz pic.twitter.com/Gqv7UhFGnc— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2019Burns would come up with a strip sack of his own in the fourth quarter:
#Panthers rookie Brian Burns is having such a hot start for his career.