Denzel Burke is notoriously both confident and honest.
So it’s no surprise the former Ohio State cornerback was one of the first Buckeye players to declare the 2024 season as “natty or bust.” Burke didn’t shy away from the mammoth expectations that followed the Buckeyes following an exciting offseason, and almost a year later, he stood a podium in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine proudly delivering a simple message: Mission accomplished.
“It means everything to me,” Burke said Thursday of living up to his promise. “We just stood on everything we talked about. We went through the fire, came out of it and we went on one hell of a run.