Originally signed with Arizona as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway Program on 5/13/21. Signed a future contract with Arizona on 1/19/22. Signed a future contract with Arizona on 1/9/23. Signed a future contract with Arizona on 1/8/24.
Allocated to the Cardinals in May of 2021 as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway Program ... served as a captain for the Austrian men's national team … also played for his hometown club, the Dacia Vienna Vikings, where in 2020 he put up 262 yards and four TDs as a TE in the team's three-game playoff series … in 2019, playing TE and WR, he was the leading receiver on a Vikings team that made it to the Austrian Championship game, collecting 864 receiving yards and eight TDs … named the team's Offensive MVP in 2018 after leading the Vikings in receptions and receiving yards in just his second season as a WR … in 2017, led the team to the 2017 Austrian Bowl title and was named the AFL Rookie of the Year … had four receptions for 133 yards and three TDs in the '17 title game, while also kicking a FG and five PATs; totaled 26 of the Vikings' 45 points in the win … previously won two European Championships as a quarterback for the U19 national team … selected for the Austrian U-19 national team at the age of 16.
Name pronounced "BURN-hard / SIKE-oh-vitts" … was one of 11 players selected for the NFL's International Player Pathway Program in 2020, but was not among the final four to be allocated to a team … picked up the sport of football at the age of nine at the advice of a friend and began playing for the Vienna Vikings Youth Football League when he was 10 years old … prior to joining the Cardinals, spent months training at the IMG Sports Academy in Bradenton, FL; marked his first and only visit to the United States prior to coming to Arizona.
