Derrick Burgess Derrick Lee Burgess ( born August 12 , 1978 ) is a former American football defensive end . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football at Mississippi . Burgess has also played for the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots . During his years in Oakland , he was selected to the Pro Bowl twice , and in 2005 led the NFL in sacks with 16 . Early years . Burgess attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt , Maryland , where he played football and basketball . As a senior , Burgess recorded 102 tackles and four sacks and was an all - state selection at outside linebacker . College career . After graduating from high school , Burgess attended the University of Mississippi , where he led his team as a senior in 2000 with 9 . 5 sacks . He was also named to the first - team All - SEC that season . Professional career . First stint with Eagles . Burgess was drafted in the third round ( 63rd overall ) by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2001 NFL Draft . He appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and had six sacks . In 2002 , however , he broke his foot in the first game of the season and missed the rest of the year . He then missed all of 2003 due to a torn Achilles tendon . He returned healthy in 2004 and started 12 regular season games for the Eagles , recording 2 . 5 sacks . He had more success in the postseason , where he recorded three quarterback sacks , including the Eagles ' only sack in Super Bowl XXXIX against the New England Patriots . Oakland Raiders . Burgess was signed by the Oakland Raiders prior to the 2005 season , and was originally slated to be a backup . By the middle of the season , he worked his way into the lineup thanks to his success as a pass rusher ; most notably , he had six quarterback sack s over a three - game span . He became particularly successful at the end of the season and recorded nine over the final seven games of the year ; the last sack would break Sean Jones ' team record for sacks in a single season . His 16 sacks overall led the NFL and earned him his first Pro Bowl bid . Burgess finished the 2006 season with 11 sacks and earned a second Pro Bowl bid . Even though Burgess dealt with a nagging calf injury all year , he finished 2007 with eight sacks and 40 tackles . On December 23 , 2007 , Burgess and teammate Warren Sapp were involved in an altercation with NFL referees near the end of the second quarter of the Raiders ' game at Jacksonville . The incident began when linesman Jerry Bergman mistakenly assumed that the Raiders wished to decline a Jacksonville ten - yard penalty . Sapp , the defensive captain , began speaking with referee Jerome Boger , indicating that the Raiders instead wished to accept the penalty . The conversation became heated , with Sapp gesturing and swearing . This resulted in an unsportsmanlike conduct call by Boger against Sapp . Sapp and his defensive teammates continued interacting with the officials after the penalty was called , resulting in a second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Sapp and another unsportsmanlike conduct penalty assessed against Burgess . Finally , the coaches and officiating staff entered the field and began physically separating and removing the arguing players . Boger claimed that during this time Sapp " bumped " him ; Sapp denies making physical contact . Regardless , at this point Boger levied a third unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Sapp and ejected him from the game . Sapp did not play in the second half and was eventually fined $ 75 , 000 by the NFL ; Burgess received a $ 25 , 000 fine . Burgess played in and started 10 games for the Raiders in 2008 , recording 3 . 5 sacks . Entering the final year of his contract , Burgess failed to report to the team ' s training camp in August 2009 and was placed on the Did Not Report list . He was traded to the New England Patriots on August 6 . New England Patriots . On August 6 , 2009 , the Patriots traded their original third - and fourth - round selections in the 2010 NFL Draft to the Raiders in exchange for Burgess . The trade was made on the condition that , because the Patriots had already traded their fifth - round selection , the fourth - round selection sent to Oakland would become a fifth - round selection once the Patriots re - acquired one . Later that month , the Patriots traded defensive lineman Le Kevin Smith to the Denver Broncos along with a seventh - round pick ( acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles ) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for the Broncos ' fifth - round pick , which was sent to Oakland for the Patriots ' original fourth - round pick . Burgess played in all 16 games for the Patriots in 2009 , starting six . He finished the season with 35 tackles and five sacks . He became an unrestricted free agent following the season and was re - signed by the Patriots on May 14 , 2010 . However , Burgess did not report to Patriots training camp , and was placed on the Reserve / Did Not Report list on July 29 , 2010 . He was reinstated to the active roster on August 13 , the day after the Patriots ' first preseason game . He was released during final cuts on September 4 , 2010 . Second stint with Eagles . Burgess was re - signed to a two - year contract by the Philadelphia Eagles on December 14 , 2010 . He played in a week 16 game against the Minnesota Vikings on December 28 . He was released on December 30 .