Josh McDaniels and Patrick Graham have talked before about the value of a linebacker who can drop into coverage. In that vein, you can see what they saw in Amari Burney who they selected with the 203rd pick in the sixth round.
“I feel like when I’m in coverage you don’t have to double the man that I’m guarding, so you can use the safety to be a rat or something like that,” Burney said of his coverage abilities. “I had the best hands on Florida last year, which I keep saying – my hands are great. I used to play receiver, so I don’t drop too many interceptions.”
