The Bengals signed Burks to a two-year contract on Monday, March 17. Burks, an eighth-year player out of Vanderbilt University, originally was a third-round draft pick of Green Bay in 2018. He spent four seasons with the Packers (2018-21), two with San Francisco (’22-23) and one with Philadelphia (’24). He has played in 108 regular-season games with 17 starts, and totaled 161 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, three passes defensed, one interception, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.