Career
Burnham played college football at the University of Tulsa. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League (Canadian Football League) in 2014. Burnham played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, the only National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I school that recruited him.
After he developed a serious infection when he cut his arm in practice, he sat out his freshman year with redshirt status in 2008.
He played as a defensive back in 2009 and 2010 before switching to the wide receiver position for his junior year. In his first year at that position, Burnham caught 54 receptions for 850 yards and a team-best nine touchdowns.
Burnham was injured in the third quarter of the first game of the 2012 season against Iowa State. He suffered an torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury which ended his final year of National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility.
Tulsa sought a waiver from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to allow Burnham to compete in his sixth-year given the early timing of his injury, but this request and its appeal were declined.
Burnham was signed as a free agent by British Columbia Lions in May 2014 for the upcoming season. Initially playing on the practice squad, he made his pro debut in Week 13 against the Toronto Argonauts, in which he caught five passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. His season was cut short one week later when he suffered a lacerated spleen.
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