Keith Burns (linebacker)

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Keith Burns
Tennessee State Tigers
Position:Special teams coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1972-05-16) May 16, 1972 (age 52)
Greeleyville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Alexandria (VA) Williams
College: Oklahoma State
NFL draft: 1994  / round: 7 / pick: 210
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:187
Sacks:1.5
Forced Fumbles:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Keith Bernard Burns (born May 16, 1972) is an American football coach and former professional linebacker and special teams player. He was formerly the special teams coordinator for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). [1]

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Early life

Burns was born in Greeleyville, South Carolina. He was raised by his mother, Tracy, in Alexandria, Virginia, as the youngest of four children. [2] He was a 1990 graduate of T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, where he won three varsity letters in football, two in basketball, and one in baseball. [3]

College

Burns lettered in football at Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas, where he garnered first-team JuCo All-America honors, and finished his sophomore season with six sacks, three interceptions, and 192 tackles.[ citation needed ]

Burns then transferred to Oklahoma State for the 1992–1993 season and immediately made an impact with 126 tackles (102 solo), 5 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles. [4] He was voted captain of the team after just four games and was named the Big Eight Conference's Defensive Newcomer of the Year. [5] Entering his final year at Oklahoma State, he made several pre-season All-America teams and was ranked the No. 1 inside linebacker by The Sporting News. [6] He was named to the conference's All-Big Eight team both of his years there. [7]

Playing career

The Denver Broncos drafted Burns in the seventh round (#210 overall) of the 1994 NFL draft. [8] A Bronco for most of his thirteen-year career, Burns saw playing time as a reserve linebacker and a prominent special teams player. He spent the 1999 season with Chicago Bears, and the 2004 season with Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He won two Super Bowls with the Broncos. For his entire NFL career, Burns played 197 games (3 starts) and totaled 231 special-teams tackles. He also posted 77 career defensive stops (50 solo), 1.5 sacks (9 yds.), one interception (15 yds.), three pass breakups and one forced fumble. [9]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCombSoloAstSckIntYdsTDLngFFFRYdsTD
1994 DEN 111181530.000000000
1995 DEN 160131031.500000200
1996 DEN 1601100.000000000
1997 DEN 1601100.000000000
1998 DEN 1609720.000000100
1999 CHI 150181710.01150150100
2000 DEN 130242130.000002100
2001 DEN 160221930.000001200
2002 DEN 16112930.000001000
2003 DEN 160271890.000000000
2004 TAM 16012840.000001000
2005 DEN 151191630.000000100
2006 DEN 150111010.000001000
1973187152351.51150156800

Coaching career

On March 27, 2007, the Broncos announced Burns would retire as Special Teams Captain and assume the role of instructing the special teams. He was given the title of Assistant Special Teams Coach in 2011.

Burns was hired by the Washington Redskins to be their Special Teams Coordinator on February 11, 2013. [3] In moving to Washington, he rejoined Mike Shanahan who was his coach in Denver and who also gave Burns his first coaching job. In his first coaching position Keith Burns's Special Teams unit struggled during 2013 season. According to Football Outsiders, under Burns's leadership, the Washington Redskins' Special Teams unit finished the 2013 regular season ranked last in points compared to league average. [10] After less than a year in the position, Keith Burns was dismissed by the Washington Redskins on December 30, 2013, along with Mike Shanahan. [11]

Personal life

Burns met his wife, Michelle, at college. They have three children together. His oldest daughter, Danielle is a star for the women's basketball team at Fordham University, wearing number 22. Danielle earned her master's degree in just four years, having graduated in three years. His other daughter Rachel is currently a member of Charleston Southern. His son Keith is still in High School. In Keith Burns's off time, he has performed stand-up comedy routines around the country. [2]

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  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 1 2 Klis, Mike (December 17, 2006). "Football is no joke to comic Burns". Denver Post.
  3. 1 2 "Redskins hire Broncos assistant Keith Burns to coach special teams". Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ Cowboys Shooting For Bowl Game. Mccook Daily Gazette - Aug 20, 1993
  5. ↑ "OSU Has Horses In Burns, Gildon Jones Touts "Marquee" Players at Preview". News OK. July 27, 1993. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Oklahoman: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, News, Politics and Sports".
  7. ↑ Coaches Tab All-big Eight. Fort Scott Tribune - Dec 3, 1993
  8. ↑ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Denver Broncos: Keith Burns". www.denverbroncos.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010.
  10. ↑ http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamst
  11. ↑ "Washington". December 30, 2013.
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