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Burris signs long-term contract extension
The Calgary Stampeders are pleased to announce quarterback Henry Burris has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2012 Canadian Football League season.
"Henry has proven that he's an elite quarterback in this league and a vital part of our football team," said head coach/general manager John Hufnagel. "He's also a tremendous representative in the community and we're ecstatic to know he'll be here for years to come."
Burris, 34, is entering his 11th CFL season - his eighth as a member of the Stampeders.
He led the Stamps to a Grey Cup victory in 2008 and was the game's most valuable player. He also was the West Division nominee as the CFL's Most Outstanding Player after he helped guide Calgary to a 13-5 regular-season record. He established career highs in passing yards (5,094), touchdown passes (39), completion percentage (64.5) and quarterback rating (103.8).
"I'm so happy to be staying in Calgary," said Burris. "This is the only team I can imagine playing for and I love the direction we're heading. I look forward to building on 2008 and we all have great ambitions for the future.
"From a personal perspective, my family has put down roots in Calgary and we're thrilled that we'll be staying here for many more years."
A closer look at Henry Burris:
Henry Burris
Quarterback
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* Height: 6.01
* Weight: 220
* Born: June 4, 1975 in Spiro, OK
* College: Temple
CAREER
Pro path
Calgary signed Burris as a free agent on Feb. 25, 2005. He originally joined the Stamps out of Temple in May of 1997 and spent 17 weeks that season on the practice roster. He signed a free-agent deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in March of 2000. After one season with the 'Riders, Burris joined Green Bay Packers in 2001. He then joined the Chicago Bears in 2002 and played for the NFL Europe's Berlin Thunder in the spring of 2003 before returning to the Roughriders that summer. He remained in Saskatchewan until rejoining the Stamps in 2005.
2008
Burris started every game and helped guide a young team to a 13-5 regular-season record including the team's first West Final and Grey Cup victories since 2001. Burris had a career year by exceeding previous highs in a number of categories: 591 pass attempts, 381 completions, 5,094 passing yards and 39 touchdowns - all totals were team highs since 1994. He also recorded a quarterback rating of 103.9. Burris added 595 yards rushing, second on the team. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Grey Cup after completing 28 of 37 passes for 328 yards and a touchdown. He added 79 rushing yards in the championship game. Burris was named the West Division nominee as the Canadian Football League's Most Outstanding Player and was a West Division all-star. He was named the team's Presidents' Ring recipient for the second consecutive season, making him the 27th player to win the award and just the fourth to win back-to-back (Danny Barrett, Alondra Johnson and Jay McNeil were the others).
Career highlights
* Named the 2008 Grey Cup Most Valuable Player following a 22-14 victory over the Montreal Alouettes. Burris completed 28 of 37 passes for 328 yards and a touchdown and added 79 yards on the ground, the second-highest rushing total by a Stamps player in the championship game.
* Won the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy in 2008 as the West Division nominee for Most Outstanding Player
* Named the Stamps nominee for Most Outstanding Player in 2005, 2007 and 2008
* West Division all-star quarterback in 2005 and 2008
* CFL Players' Association all-star quarterback in 2006
* Named the Stamps' Presidents' Ring Award winner in 2007 and 2008
* Named CFL offensive player of the week 11 times, 10 as a Stampeder, and CFL offensive player of the month three times, all as a Stampeder
* Sits second behind Doug Flutie in several categories on the Stamps all-time passing charts: touchdowns (123), yardage (18,727), attempts (2,105) and completions (1,277)
* Led the CFL in touchdown passes in 2006 (23), 2007 (34) and was second in 2008 (39)
8 His 39 TD passes in 2008 was the fourth-highest single-season total in club history
* Earned his first playoff win as Saskatchewan's starter in 2004 over Edmonton in the West Division Semi Final. Threw for 416 yards and three touchdowns the following week but lost 27-25 to BC in overtime
* Started one game for the Chicago Bears in 2002 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who won the Super Bowl that season
* Saskatchewan's nominee as Most Outstanding Player in 2000 after throwing for a career-high 4,647 yards and 30 touchdowns
* First touchdown pass was a 63-yarder to Hall of Fame slotback Allen Pitts on July 22, 1999 against Edmonton. His first start came a week later against Montreal - a 38-17 win
* Won the Grey Cup in 2008 against Montreal and also won against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1998 as Calgary's third-string quarterback (behind Jeff Garcia and Dave Dickenson). He had the same role in 1999 when the Stamps lost to Hamilton
* First career completion came on Aug. 13, 1998 against Saskatchewan - a 26-yard pass to Andre Arlain
College
In nearly four seasons as the starter at Temple University, Burris set - and still holds - nearly every school passing record, including yardage (7,495), attempts (1,136), completions (558) and touchdowns (49). His completions and attempts were Big East Conference records, but have since been surpassed. He was co-captain in his senior season and earned second-team All-Big East Conference honours.
Personal
On Mar. 18, 2009, Burris and his wife Nicole had their second baby, son Barron Grey. The couple had their first child, son Armand Jaiman in 2006. Burris holds an annual All-Star Weekend in support of Big Brothers and Big Sisters. He lives year-round in Calgary.
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