“He’s got a wealth of potential to continue to chase down. He’s developed from where I first saw him, especially the way in which he plays the run game. I like his toughness. He’s rarely hurt. He plays through bumps and bruises. He’s got a tough mindset and really is as smart of a player as we have.”

Burns is happy to go into meticulous detail about some of the pass-rush moves he’s developed and continues to work on. It’s all about hand placement, timing, and anticipating the move of the tackle across from him. While adding to his toolbox is a daily task, it’s harder to make wholesale changes during the course of a season, but his education will clearly continue.

“It’s harder, because the offseason is when you can watch it and perfect it, and rep it,” he said. “But yeah, you can