He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1998.
During the 1997–1998 season, Burke led all college football with 22 sacks and 31 total tackles for loss while helping Wisconsin to a Rose Bowl victory and #5 overall ranking.
[1] He attended Northwestern High School in nearby Maple, Wisconsin,[2] and played for the Northwestern Tigers high school football team, of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA), Heart O' North Conference.
[4][5] In four NFL seasons, he appeared in 36 games, started 12, and accumulated 49 tackles and 4.5 sacks.
[1] On June 15, 2021, Burke was arrested in Wisconsin for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven year old girl in St. Louis County, Minnesota.