Former Kansas State alum Morgan Burns on walking away from the NFL and becoming a pastor
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5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Morgan Burns is a former cornerback and kick returner for the Kansas State Wildcats. His senior year, he returned four kickoffs for touchdowns and earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year from the league's coaches.
After going undrafted in 2016, he signed with the Tennessee Titans but just a few weeks later, he walked away from pro football to pursue ministry where he spent time as a youth pastor at City Church in Wichita, Kansas.
He is currently the lead pastor of a church plant in Wichita (Redeemer Church).
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