Burnell Dent

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Burnell Dent
No. 56
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1963-03-16) March 16, 1963 (age 61)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Destrehan (LA)
College: Tulane
NFL draft: 1986  / round: 6 / pick: 143
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:4.5
Interceptions:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Burnell Joseph Dent (born March 16, 1963) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).

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Playing career

High School career

Dent from St. Rose, Louisiana played high school football at Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana where he became the school's all-time leading tackler and was named All-State in 1981. [1] [2]

College career

Dent played collegiately at Tulane University from 1982 to 1985. [3] [4] He finished his career as the Green Wave's all-time leader in career tackles with 492 and tackles in a season with 172. [5] In 1998, Dent was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame. [5]

Professional career

Dent was drafted in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. [6] He played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1986 to 1992 and the New York Giants in 1993. [7] [8] [9] He played in 95 games in his NFL career, with a total of 4.5 sacks and an interception. [10] [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Destrehan Wildcats". 14-0productions.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "All-Time LetterWinners". issuu.com/tulanegreenwave. p. 144. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Year-By-Year Summaries (1980s)". tulanegreenwave.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Packer to Preacher". C'est La Vie, The River Parishes Magazine. Spring 2016. pp. 10–12. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Burnell Dent". nfl.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Giants All-Time Roster, 2003 Information Guide" (PDF). giants.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  9. ↑ Maxymuk, John (February 16, 2015). Uniform Numbers of the NFL [All-Time Rosters, Facts and Figures]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 110. ISBN   978-1476603988 . Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Burnell Dent". ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Burnell Dent". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009.


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