{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Jake Burt |team= |image=2022, 03, Jake Burt.jpg |image_upright=1 |caption=Burt with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2022 |status= |import=no |position1=Tight end |birth_date={{birth date and age|1996|8|25}} |birth_place=Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |number= |college=Boston College |high_school=St. John's Preparatory |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=3 |Weight_lbs=230 |CFLDraftedYear=2021 |CFLDraftedRound=1 |CFLDraftedPick=1 |playing_years1={{NFL Year|2020}} |playing_team1=New England Patriots* |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2021}}–{{CFL Year|2022}} |playing_team2=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |career_highlights= |CFL=jake-burt/166235/ }} '''Jakeb Nolan Burt''' (born August 25, 1996) is a Canadian former professional football tight end. He was drafted first overall in the 2021 CFL draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles from 2015 to 2019.<ref name=Eagles>{{cite web|url=https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/jake-burt/11349 |title=Jake Burt |publisher=Boston College Eagles |access-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===New England Patriots=== Burt was not selected in the 2020 NFL draft, but he signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots of the National Football League to a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fullpresscoverage.com/2020/06/11/meet-the-new-patriots-jake-burt/ |title=Meet The New Patriots: Jake Burt |publisher=fullpresscoverage.com |access-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> He spent the entire season on the practice squad and was not re-signed for the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/tight-end-jake-burt-excited-chance-come-home-cfl-draft/ |title=Tight end Jake Burt excited for chance to come home in CFL draft |publisher=Sportsnet |access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/ex-patriots-bc-tight-end-jake-burt-goes-no-1-2021-cfl-draft |title=Former Pats, BC tight end goes No. 1 in 2021 CFL Draft |publisher=NBC Sports |date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>
===Hamilton Tiger-Cats=== Burt was a late addition to be qualified for the CFL draft in 2021 after he provided documentation proving his National status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2021/04/25/boston-college-tight-end-jake-burt-added-to-2021-cfl-draft/ |title=Boston College tight end Jake Burt added to 2021 CFL Draft |publisher=3DownNation |date=April 25, 2021}}</ref> His draft value rapidly rose to the point that he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2021 CFL draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/05/04/ticats-select-boston-college-te-jake-burt-1st-overall/ |title=Ticats select Boston College TE Jake Burt 1st overall |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=May 4, 2021}}</ref> He signed his rookie contract on the same day of the draft which was registered with the league on May 5, 2021.<ref name=stealthy>{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2021/05/07/ticats-stealthy-shipped-team-apparel-and-signed-first-overall-pick-te-jake-burt-prior-to-cfl-draft/ |title=Ticats stealthy shipped team apparel and signed first overall pick, TE Jake Burt prior to CFL Draft |publisher=3DownNation |date=May 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name=2021T>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2021/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> However, he spent the entire 2021 season on the injured list.<ref name=2021T/>
Burt made his professional debut in the season opening game of 2022 on June 11, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in his city of birth, Regina.<ref name=CFLbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/jake-burt/166235/ |title=Jake Burt |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref> In that game, he recorded two receptions for ten yards.<ref name=CFLbio/> On May 10, 2023, Burt was released by the Tiger-Cats.
==Personal life== Burt was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, to parents Scott and Dawn Burt.<ref name=Eagles/> Burt and his family moved to Lynnfield, Massachusetts, when he was four years old and he grew up in the Boston area.<ref name=stealthy/>
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==External links== * [http://ticats.ca/players/166235/ Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio] * [https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/jake-burt/11349 Boston College bio]
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