RENTON — Ben Burr-Kirven knows full well the path that awaits him as he moves across Lake Washington to continue hunting down ball carriers in the NFL.
No one in college football in 2018 did that better than Burr-Kirven, the University of Washington linebacker whose nose for the ball was akin to a bloodhound tracking his mark – a ruthless, hard-hitting, relentless bloodhound.
And yet, as always seems to be the case with Burr-Kirven, a new proving ground awaits, replete with the same ever-present questions about his size translating to the next level.
And so, in his conference call on Saturday, Burr-Kirven used phrases like, “Earn my keep,” “do the dirty work,” and “earn trust.