E. J. Burt

Emmanuel Jamaal 'E.J.' Burt (born October 22, 1977) is an American former football defensive lineman.

Early life Emmanuel Jamaal Burt was born in Akron, Ohio. He still holds several records for the team, including record sacks in a year (48), record sacks in a season (17) and number of career tackles for a loss (83.5). He graduated from West Liberty in 2000, with a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design.

Professional football career

National Indoor Football League

Burt played for the Ohio Valley Greyhounds team, in the National Indoor Football League, for the 2001 season. At the end of the season, he was named All-Arena Football 2 League Player, and Arena Football 2 League Lineman of the Year.

At the end of the 2003 season, the Predators offered Burt an additional two-year contract to remain with them, which he signed. In the news release regarding this, Burt was called "one of the great “rags to riches” stories in the AFL." In the 2004 season, he again played in 16 games for the Predators, again in both the Offensive and Defensive Lineman positions. He was signed with the Philadelphia Soul, and played for them for the 2006 season. He played in 16 games with the Soul, and was credited with 8 tackles and 4.5 sacks. During the season, he had a total of 21.5 total tackles, 6 sacks, five pass break ups and four forced fumbles. His notable stats for the 2008 season were 5 tackles, 2 sacks and one forced fumble.