Bengals OK with Burton pick despite concerns

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In his post-draft teleconference with local media, Burton acknowledged the incident, said it was something he had to move past and became a situation he learned from.
He noted that in a similar incident shortly after the loss to Tennessee, he was one of the first players in the locker room.
Taylor said that with Burton and former Texas A&M defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson, who was taken later in the third round with the 97th overall pick, the team used combine and top-30 visits in Cincinnati to further evaluate both players.
Burton said that in his visits with teams he wanted to emphasize that his emotion stemmed from playing the game.