Reggie Wayne has been very pleased with the needed growth from rookie Deion Burks this offseason.
A candid Wayne said Burks had a “rough spring” offseason program, but has been really pleased with his response in the mental part of the game. That’s allowed for Burks to play more to his desired speed. Burks did have a team-high 4 catches on Saturday and that doesn’t include a 13-yard third-down conversion that was called back due to penalty. I think Burks is one of the harder guys to project on the 53-man roster. If the Colts can handle their kick/punt return duties to guys already on the 53-man roster (think Seth McGowan and Ashton Dulin), then that could open up a end of the roster wideout spot. Is that where Burks could show up come Sunday, when the cut from 90 to 53 must occur?