Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Amari Burney was the Silver and Black’s second-to-last pick of nine from the 2023 NFL Draft.
Drafted in the sixth round, Burney signed a rookie contract worth $4 million with the Raiders.
Burney did not see any regular-season action until Week 8, when the Raiders lost to the Detroit Lions. The rookie linebacker saw 39 defensive snaps and 11 special teams snaps in that game and ultimately finished with six combined tackles.
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Raiders 6th Rd. Pick LB Amari Burney, Florida
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Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Amari Burney has three years remaining on his $4-million rookie contract.
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Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Amari Burney was the Silver and Black’s second-to-last pick of nine from the 2023 NFL Draft.
Drafted in the sixth round, Burney signed a rookie contract worth $4 million with the Raiders.
Burney did not see any regular-season action until Week 8, when the Raiders lost to the Detroit Lions. The rookie linebacker saw 39 defensive snaps and 11 special teams snaps in that game and ultimately finished with six combined tackles, including four solos.
After Antonio Pierce was promoted to Interim Coach of the Raiders, Burney started against the New York Giants in Week 9 due to the absences of injured linebackers Divine Deablo and Luke Masterson. Burney recorded six combined tackles in that game.
Burney would play only seven defensive snaps upon the return of Deablo and Masterson’s return in Week 10, and then was inactive for the next three games.
The 23-year-old linebacker returned in Week 15, posting two tackles in the Raiders’ 63-21 rout of the Los Angeles Chargers. It would be the last game Burney played on defense in the 2023 season. He played in Las Vegas’ final three contests, but only on special teams.
You always see him studying, he’s asking questions,” Pierce said in a press conference on Nov. 8, a few days after Burney’s game against the Giants. “He’s not a big rah-rah guy, sometimes you kind of lose him a little bit because he’s a rookie. And rookies get lost, but you got to grab them back in.
“But he’s done an excellent job of just keeping his focus, especially when you’re not playing because you can kind of get lost in the shuffle, right? And he has not done that. And when I was in the linebacker room with him and the countless hours that we spent outside of meeting time of getting an extra film session is now paying off, and the kid has confidence as he goes on the field.”