Keenan Burton Keenan Burton ( born October 29 , 1984 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League . He was drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Kentucky . Early years . Burton attended DuPont Manual Magnet High School in Louisville , Kentucky and was a letterman in football for the Crimsons . At the school he played many positions from quarterback to safety . He started the last three of his four seasons with the team , lining up mostly at quarterback on offense , although he did see some action as a receiver , running back , and kick returner . He helped the school attend four Class - AAAA State Playoffs . Burton carried the ball 274 times for 1 , 634 yards ( 6 . 0 - yard average ) and 25 touchdown s during his career . He completed 81 of 226 passes ( 35 . 8 % ) for 1 , 605 yards and 17 scores . He also recorded 98 tackles , along with 30 pass deflections and 10 interceptions , returning two of those picks for touchdowns , adding another score on a punt return . Burton was named the MVP of the Kentucky / Tennessee High School All - Star game in 2003 College career . Burton attended college at the University of Kentucky and participated in their football program while attending the school for a degree in Agricultural communications . Burton turned down offers from Northwestern University , Indiana University , Marshall University , University of Louisville , Miami University ( Ohio ) and Boston College . During his tenure on the football team in the 2004 and 2005 seasons he would only play in 8 games . Prior to the 2004 season opener , Burton suffered a left wrist fracture and would play in the first game before being side lined by the coaching staff . In 2005 he would suffer a foot injury that would result in two surgeries . Burton played in 45 games total in his career at Kentucky as a wide receiver and kick returner . He ranks fourth in school history in receptions , third in receiving yards , second in touchdowns , and he ranks third in all purpose yards and was the fifth player to amass over 4 , 000 all purpose yards . 2006 . In 2006 , Keenan would flourish since he wasn ' t plagued with injuries for the first time since 2003 . Burton led the Wildcats with 77 receptions for 1 , 036 yards and 12 touchdowns . He led the Wildcats in kick returns , averaging 24 . 7 yards per return . He had one kickoff return for a touchdown in the team ' s season opener in Louisville . In his kick returning duties he ranked second in the SEC . He was the third player ever in the schools history to go over a 1 , 000 yards receiving in a single season and his 12 touchdowns ranked 2nd on the single season chart for the school . The team would play in the Music City Bowl and Burton would catch only 5 passes for 30 yards in the game . However Kentucky went on to win the game . 2007 . Burton began his senior season with the Wildcats strong . In the first five games of the season he would compile 422 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns . However struck by flu like symptoms and sprains in the knee and ankle would limit his playing time . He still managed to be second on the team for the season in receiving with 685 yards and 9 touchdowns . The team earned another trip to the Music City Bowl and again Burton would be limited in his performance . He would catch 7 passes for 56 yards . The team would win the game just as they did last year despite the low performance . Burton would skip the Senior Bowl to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee following the completion of the season . Professional career . Pre - draft . Burton , along with Kentucky teammate Andre Woodson , was invited to the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis , Indiana . Burton was a top performer in the vertical jump , broad jump , 3 cone drill , 20 yard shuttle , and 60 yard shuttle events at the combine . He placed first in the vertical jump with a 38 . 5 in . high jump . Burton also placed third in the 60 - yard shuttle with a time of 11 . 36 seconds . St . Louis Rams . Burton would be selected 128th overall in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the St . Louis Rams . He signed a three - year , $ 1 . 459 million contract with the Rams on July 4 , 2008 . The deal included a $ 309 , 000 signing bonus . Burton finished his rookie season with 13 receptions for 172 yards and one touchdown . In 2009 Burton entered the Rams ' Week 10 game against New Orleans as the teams leading receiver with 25 catches . However , his season ended in the first quarter with a knee injury when he landed awkwardly on a long pass route . " It ' s a patella injury , " His coach , Steve Spagnuolo said . " It ' s a pretty bad injury . " Burton became the third wide receiver , to go on the injured reserve list that season . The other wideouts on IR are Laurent Robinson and 2009 draft pick Brooks Foster . On September 7 , 2010 , Burton was released by the St . Louis Rams to make room for wide receiver Mark Clayton on the 53 - man roster . Burton played in 22 games as a Ram , including seven starts , totaling 38 receptions for 425 yards and one touchdown . Virginia Destroyers . Burton was signed by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League on August 29 , 2011 .