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John Burke

Retired

Los Angeles Chargers · TE

John Burke recorded 59 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

4.6

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

59

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Burke's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXI
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1994
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 18, 1994

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1994

4 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
1994
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 1, 1995

New England Patriots vs Cleveland Browns

Wild Card · Jan 1, 1995

1 rec · 8 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 8, 1995

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1995

4 rec · 32 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 15, 1995

New England Patriots vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1995

3 rec · 31 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Burke's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 41 receiving yards

Regular Season
1994
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 18, 1994

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1994

4 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 4 receptions · 7 targets

Regular Season
1995
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 8, 1995

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1995

4 rec · 32 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Burke's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2000

01
NEBURKE—John Burke
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

02
NYJBURKE—John Burke
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

03
LACBURKE—John Burke
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons59 career games28 career receptions273 career receiving yardsJersey: 834 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1994Most recent: Dec 27, 1998

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history