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<p><strong>Keenan Burton</strong> (born <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_29" title="October 29">October 29</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. He was drafted by the Rams in the fourth round of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NFL_Draft" title="2008 NFL Draft">2008 NFL Draft</a>. He played <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_football" title="Kentucky Wildcats football">Kentucky</a>.</p><h2> </h2><h2>Early years </h2><p>Burton attended DuPont Manual Magnet High School in Louisville, Kentucky and was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterman" title="Letterman">letterman</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">football</a> for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_Crimsons_football" title="Manual Crimsons football">Crimsons</a>. At the school he played many positions from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_%28American_football%29" title="Safety (American football)">safety</a>. He <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starting_lineup" title="Starting lineup">started</a> the last three of his four seasons with the team, lining up mostly at quarterback on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offense_%28sports%29" title="Offense (sports)">offense</a>, although he did see some action as a receiver, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick_returner" title="Kick returner">kick returner</a>. He helped the school attend four Class-AAAA State Playoffs. Burton carried the ball 274 times for 1,634 yards (6.0-yard average) and 25 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdowns</a> during his career. He completed 81 of 226 passes (35.8%) for 1,605 yards and 17 scores. He also recorded 98 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle_%28football_move%29" title="Tackle (football move)">tackles</a>, along with 30 pass deflections and 10 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interception_%28American_football%29" title="Interception (American football)">interceptions</a>, returning two of those picks for touchdowns, adding another score on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punt_return" title="Punt return">punt return</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenan_Burton#cite_note-combine-0">[1]</a> Burton was named the MVP of the Kentucky/Tennessee High School All-Star game in 2003</p><h2> </h2><h2><a name="College_career"></a>College career </h2><p>Burton attended college at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a> and participated in their football program while attending the school for a degree in Agricultural communications. Burton turned down offers from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_University" title="Northwestern University">Northwestern University</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_University" title="Indiana University">Indiana University</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_University" title="Marshall University">Marshall University</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_University_%28Ohio%29" title="Miami University (Ohio)">Miami University (Ohio)</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_College" title="Boston College">Boston College</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenan_Burton#cite_note-combine-0">[1]</a>.<br />
During his tenure on the football team in the 2004 and 2005 seasons he would only play in 8 games.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenan_Burton#cite_note-1">[2]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenan_Burton#cite_note-2">[3]</a> Prior to the 2004 season opener, Burton suffered a left wrist fracture and would play in the first game before being side lined by the coaching staff. In 2005 he would suffer a foot injury that would result in two surgeries.<br />
Burton played in 45 games total in his career at Kentucky as a wide receiver and kick returner. He ranks fourth in school history in receptions, third in receiving yards, second in touchdowns, and he ranks third in all purpose yards and was the fifth player to amass over 4,000 all purpose yards.</p><h2> </h2><h2><a name="2006"></a><a name="Professional_career"></a>Professional career </h2><h3><a name="Pre-draft"></a>Pre-draft </h3><p>Burton, along with Kentucky teammate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Woodson" title="Andre Woodson">Andre Woodson</a>, was invited to the 2008 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine" title="NFL Scouting Combine">NFL Scouting Combine</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis, Indiana</a>. Burton was a top performer in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_jump" title="Vertical jump">vertical jump</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_jump" title="Broad jump">broad jump</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_cone_drill" title="3 cone drill">3 cone drill</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_yard_shuttle" title="20 yard shuttle">20 yard shuttle</a>, and 60 yard shuttle events at the combine. He placed first in the vertical jump with a 38.5 in. high jump. Burton also placed third in the 60-yard shuttle with a time of 11.36 seconds.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenan_Burton#cite_note-combine-0">[1]</a></p>