As of week 7, Michael Burton was an FB for CLE, age 34.6, 11 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 14% of snaps; his line was 0.7 rush yards a game, 0.3 carries a game and 0 receiving yards a game (Committee back by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 141 games (postseason included) over 9 seasons. His injury history held 4 episodes (chest 1, foot 1, groin 1), 1 of them reaching OUT; the last was a foot injury in 2024 week 9.
The full read
In short
Michael Burton is in the rotation at fullback for CLE — 21% of the snaps in his best week of 6. His team has not listed him on the final report.
He is not on this week's injury report
Which is the ordinary state of a healthy player, and it is a successful read rather than a missing one. We publish a call for every player a team lists; if the week has not been called yet, it will say so on the week's page.
No dated practice report for him this week
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Rush yds / game0.7 range 0.0–2.0
wk 3–6 · 3 games
Carries / game0.3 range 0.0–1.0
wk 3–6 · 3 games
Rec yds / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 3–6 · 3 games
Snap share13.5% range 1–21
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
12%wk 1
17%wk 2
21%wk 3
14%wk 4
1%wk 5
16%wk 6
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2024 · wk 9
foot
1
—
2022 · wk 17
groin
1
—
2022 · wk 12
illness
1
—
2021 · wk 7
chest
7
Out
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 4 episodes · 10 weeks on a report
2021
chest · 7w
2022
groin · 1willness · 1w
2024
foot · 1w
2026
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Teven Jenkins
G
DNP
team's word
Out
Kalia Davis
DT
DNP
team's word
Out
Bub Means
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Mike Hall Jr.
DT
DNP
team's word
Out
Dylan Sampson
RB
FULL
team's word
—
Dillon Gabriel
QB
FULL
team's word
Out
Parker Brailsford
C
UNK
team's word
—
Joe Royer
TE
UNK
team's word
—
Taylen Green
QB
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
FB1 · 14% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Per game
0.7 rush yards · 0.3 carries · 0 receiving yards
Type
Committee back
Career
9 seasons · 141 games before 2026
Injuries
4 episodes · last: foot, 2024 wk 9
Bio
age 34.6 · 11 seasons' experience · drafted round 5
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.