Lamont Burns

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Lamont Burns
No. 63
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1974-03-16) March 16, 1974 (age 50)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Walter H. Page (NC)
College: East Carolina
NFL draft: 1997  / Round: 5 / Pick: 131
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Games started:3
Player stats at PFR

Lamont Antonio Burns (born March 16, 1974) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. Burns attended Walter Hines Page Senior High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, and went to East Carolina University on a football scholarship to play college football. [1] He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. [2] He now currently coaches the Roslyn High School Football team. He coached with Lou Buschi (Third String QB in the 1970's).

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References

  1. Hairston, Otis L. (2003). Greensboro North Carolina. Arcadia Publishing. p. 91. ISBN   9780738515250 . Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.