Overview
- Cincinnati suspended Burton without pay roughly 90 minutes before kickoff in Buffalo after ruling him out for non-injury reasons and keeping him off the trip.
- The one-game suspension cost the second-year receiver about $59,320.88, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
- Head coach Zac Taylor announced the release on Monday, offered well-wishes, and declined to detail the conduct behind the decisions.
- Burton did not play a snap in 2025 after a quiet rookie year of four catches for 107 yards and was repeatedly a healthy scratch.
- Placed on waivers following the release, he can be claimed by another team that would assume his rookie deal, otherwise he becomes a free agent as the Bengals proceed with Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas, and Mitchell Tinsley at receiver.