Bengals experimenting with ex-Husker Rex Burkhead at WR

Published Jun. 3, 2015 6:30 p.m. ET

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Rex Burkhead is one of the most well-liked and respected Huskers in recent Nebraska memory. He has a had a bit of a rocky career so far in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals but it looks like they may be trying to find a new way to get him involved.

Burkhead has been stuck behind Gio Bernard and Jeremy Hill but the Bengals remain high on the former sixth round pick:

"He's very talented," offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said. "You have a talented player on your team you see if you can find a way to get him involved. He can do a little bit of everything. He can run the ball, too. He can catch, protect. He's one of the better players on our team so we will see what we can do with him."

The running back caught 60 passes for 507 yards and five touchdowns at Nebraska and has said he is willing to do whatever it takes to get on the field and help the team so don't be surprised if he excels in this new role.

(h/t Cincinnati.com)

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