It’s a situation USA Wrestling believes is unprecedented heading into an Olympic trials, and it involves Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs.

Burroughs, the reigning World freestyle champion at 74kg, is a heavy favorite to book a place on the Rio Olympic team in the trials finals in Iowa City on Sunday (7 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Live Extra).

Read more: http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/04/06/jordan-burroughs-olympic-wrestling-trials-kyle-dake-david-taylor/