Brian Burns (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brian Burns
| image = Brian Burns, 2020.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Burns with the Carolina Panthers in 2020
| current_team = New York Giants
| number = 0
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|23}}
| birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 250
| high_school = American Heritage {{nowrap|(Plantation, Florida)}}
| college = Florida State (2016–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 16
| pastteams =
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2019|2023}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 317
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 54.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 10
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 21
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 =
| statlabel7 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue7 = 1
| pfr = BurnBr00
}}
Brian Burns (born April 23, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Early life
Burns attended American Heritage School, where he played high school football. Over his junior and senior seasons, he had 135 tackles and 28 sacks combined and helped his team win state titles. Burns played in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.{{Cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Andre C. |date=November 11, 2015 |title=American Heritage football star Brian Burns named to U.S. Army All-American Bowl |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/article44279844.html |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Miami Herald}} He committed to Florida State University to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Maks |first=Patrick |date=February 3, 2016 |title=American Heritage star Brian Burns picks Florida State |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/recruiting/sfl-american-heritage-s-brian-burns-commits-20160202-story.html |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Sun-Sentinel.com}}{{Cite web |last=Glicksman |first=Ben |date=February 2, 2016 |title=Five-star DE Burns commits to Florida State |url=https://www.si.com/college/2016/02/03/brian-burns-commitment-fsu-national-signing-day |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}
College career
As a freshman at Florida State in 2016, Burns played in all 13 games and led all freshman in the country with 8.5 sacks.{{Cite web |last=Deen |first=Safid |date=August 16, 2017 |title=FSU coaches believe Brian Burns has NFL first-round potential |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-football-0817-story.html |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=OrlandoSentinel.com}} As a sophomore in 2017, he started all 13 games and had 48 tackles and 4.5 sacks.{{Cite web |last=Weiler |first=Curt |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Brian Burns growing into role as leader on Florida State defense |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2018/08/15/florida-state-fsu-football-img-brian-burns-leader-defense-defensive-end-harlon-barnett-mark-snyder/999273002/ |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Tallahassee Democrat}}{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Matt |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Brian Burns looking to thrive in Florida State's new-look defense |url=https://www.tampabay.comundefined/ |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en }}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web |last=Deen |first=Safid |date=August 15, 2018 |title=FSU's Brian Burns takes Myles Garrett comparison in stride, prepares for breakout year |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-brian-burns-20180815-story.html |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=OrlandoSentinel.com}} As a junior in 2018, Burns started all 12 games, recording 52 tackles and 10 sacks. After the season, Burns decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Rittenberg |first=Adam |author-link=Adam Rittenberg |date=December 3, 2018 |title=Florida State DE Burns to enter NFL draft |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/story/_/id/25444558/florida-state-seminoles-de-brian-burns-enter-nfl-draft |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2018 |title=Florida State defensive end Brian Burns declares for draft |url=http://www.foxsports.com/other/story/florida-state-defensive-end-brian-burns-declares-for-draft-120318 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=FOX Sports|agency=Associated Press}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="5"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles}}"| Florida State Seminoles | |||||||||||||||
| 2016
| 8 || 14 || 9 || 23 || 9.5 || 8.5 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017
| 13 || 26 || 22 || 48 || 13.5 || 4.5 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018
| 12 || 31 || 21 || 52 || 15.5 || 10.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brian-burns-2.html Career] | 33 | 71 | 52 | 123 | 38.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 3/4
| weight = 249
| dash = 4.53
| ten split = 1.57
| twenty split = 2.62
| cone drill = 7.01
| vertical = 36.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 9
| wonderlic = 22
| arm span = 33 7/8
| hand span = 10
| note = All values are from NFL Scouting Combine{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/brian-burns/32004255-5243-5186-1599-e217b39cecc8 | title=Brian Burns Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |publisher=National Football League |access-date=April 26, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.panthers.com/video/watch-panthers-selection-of-brian-burns-in-first-round-of-2019-nfl-draft | title=Watch Panthers' selection of Brian Burns in first round of 2019 NFL Draft |website=Panthers.com |access-date=March 24, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1017226&DraftYear=2019|title=*Brian Burns, Florida State, OLB, 2019 Draft Scout |website=DraftScout.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://thebiglead.com/2019/04/22/leaked-wonderlic-nfl-scores/|title=Leaked Wonderlic Test Scores NFL Draft 2019|date=April 22, 2019}}
}}
= Carolina Panthers =
Burns was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the first round with the 16th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Chaunte'l |date=April 25, 2019 |title=FSU standout Brian Burns selected in first round of NFL Draft by Carolina Panthers |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-brian-burns-nfl-draft-0426-story.html |access-date=April 26, 2019 |website=Orlando Sentinel}} In Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Burns recorded a sack on Gardner Minshew and returned a forced fumble for a touchdown in the 34–27 win.{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2019 |title=McCaffrey scores 3 TDs, Panthers hold off Jaguars 34–27 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127932 |access-date=October 6, 2019 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}} As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games and started five. He finished with 7.5 sacks, 25 total tackles, and one forced fumble.{{Cite web |title=Brian Burns 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurnBr00/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
In Week 3 of the 2020 season against the Los Angeles Chargers, Burns recorded his first sack of the season on Justin Herbert, a strip sack that was recovered by the Panthers, during the 21–16 win.{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Chargers – September 27th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009270sdg.htm |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
In Week 7 against the New Orleans Saints, Burns recorded a strip sack on Drew Brees that was recovered by the Panthers during the 27–24 loss.{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – October 25th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202010250nor.htm |access-date=October 29, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In Week 11 against the Detroit Lions, Burns recorded two sacks on Matthew Stafford during a shutout win and was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week.{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=November 25, 2020 |title=Texans QB Deshaun Watson, Rams WR Robert Woods lead Players of the Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-qb-deshaun-watson-rams-wr-robert-woods-lead-players-of-the-week |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=NFL.com}} He appeared in 15 games and started 14 in the 2020 season. He finished with nine sacks, 58 total tackles, four passes defended, and three forced fumbles.{{Cite web |title=Brian Burns 2020 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurnBr00/gamelog/2020/ |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On December 27, 2021, Burns was placed on the Panthers COVID-19 reserve list.{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Myles |date=December 27, 2021 |title=Brian Burns among six Panthers placed on COVID-19 list |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/brian-burns-among-six-panthers-placed-on-covid-19-list |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} In the 2021 season, he appeared in all 17 games and started 16. He finished with nine sacks, 50 total tackles, four passes defended, and two forced fumbles.{{Cite web |title=Brian Burns 2021 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurnBr00/gamelog/2021/ |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He earned Pro Bowl honors for the 2021 season.{{Cite web |title=2021 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2021/probowl.htm |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 76th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2022-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
The Panthers picked up the fifth-year option on Burns's contract on April 26, 2022.{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2022 |title=Fifth-year option tracker for first-round picks from the 2019 NFL Draft |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/fifth-year-option-tracker-for-first-round-picks-from-the-2019-nfl-draft |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=NFL.com}} In Week 12 against the Denver Broncos, Burns had two sacks on Russell Wilson, a forced fumble, and one pass deflection, earning him NFC Defensive Player of The Week.{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, Raiders RB Josh Jacobs lead Players of the Week |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-2022-week-12-jalen-hurts-josh-jacobs |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=NFL.com}} He finished the 2022 season with 12.5 sacks, 63 total tackles, three passes defended, and one forced fumble in 16 games and starts.{{Cite web |title=Brian Burns 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurnBr00/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He earned Pro Bowl honors for the 2022 season.{{Cite web |last=Gantt |first=Darin |date=December 21, 2022 |title=Brian Burns named starter for 2023 Pro Bowl |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/brian-burns-named-starter-for-2023-pro-bowl |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Panthers.com |language=en-US}} He was ranked 54th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2023-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
Burns opened the 2023 season at Atlanta with seven tackles and two sacks. It marked his third career multi-sack game.{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2023 |title=Stats and Superlatives: Panthers drop season opener to Atlanta |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/stats-and-superlatives-panthers-drop-season-opener-to-atlanta |access-date=October 11, 2023 |website=Panthers.com |language=en-US}} He moved up the Panthers all-time sack list in Week 5 at Detroit, making his 42nd career sack and passing Kevin Greene for fifth all-time in Panthers history.{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2023 |title=Stats and Superlatives: Panthers drop road matchup at Detroit |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/stats-and-superlatives-panthers-drop-road-matchup-at-detroit |access-date=October 11, 2023 |website=Panthers.com |language=en-US}} In the 2023 season, Burns finished with eight sacks, 50 total tackles, two passes defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 16 games.{{Cite web |title=Brian Burns 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurnBr00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 55th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.{{Cite web |title=2024 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2024-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On March 5, 2024, the Panthers placed the franchise tag on Burns.{{Cite web |last=Gantt |first=Darin |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Panthers place franchise tag on Brian Burns |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-place-franchise-tag-on-brian-burns |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Panthers.com}}
= New York Giants =
On March 13, 2024, the Panthers traded Burns with the San Francisco 49ers' 2024 fifth-round pick to the New York Giants in exchange for second-round and fifth-round picks in the 2024 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Michael |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Brian Burns 'ready to do great things' for Giants |url=https://www.giants.com/news/brian-burns-trade-details-kayvon-thibodeaux-dexter-lawrence |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Giants.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Experts grade Giants' acquisition of Brian Burns |url=https://www.giants.com/news/experts-grade-brian-burns-trade-carolina-panthers-2024-nfl-free-agency |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Giants.com |language=en-US}} The Giants then signed Burns to a five-year, $141 million contract with $87.5 million guaranteed.{{Cite web |last=Traina |first=Patricia |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Giants Contract Details Revealed for Brian Burns and Jon Runyan |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/big-blue-plus/giants-contract-details-brian-burns-and-jon-runyan |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2"| Legend |
|---|
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
| class= "wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="5"| Interceptions ! colspan="5"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2019 || CAR
| 16 || 5 || 25 || 19 || 6 || 7.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 56 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 || CAR
| 15 || 14 || 58 || 35 || 23 || 9.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 || CAR
| 17 || 16 || 50 || 31 || 19 || 9.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 || CAR
| 16 || 16 || 63 || 34 || 29 || 12.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 || CAR
| 16 || 16 || 50 || 32 || 18 || 8.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 || NYG
| 17 || 17 || 71 || 42 || 29 || 8.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurnBr00.htm Career] || 97 || 84 || 317 || 193 || 124 || 54.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 10 || 2 || 56 || 1 |
Personal life
Burns's older brother, Stanley McClover, was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Max |date=April 26, 2019 |title=Brian Burns on joining Panthers: "It's blowing my mind" |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/brian-burns-on-joining-panthers-it-s-blowing-my-mind |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Panthers.com}}{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Scott |date=September 17, 2021 |title='Who doesn't want a Hypeman?' Brian Burns' brother, a former Panther, finds new purpose |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article254211503.html |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Charlotte Observer}} He is a fan of the Marvel character Spider-Man.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Max |date=April 25, 2019 |title=Brian Burns the Seminole who became spider-man |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/brian-burns-the-seminole-who-became-spider-man |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Panthers.com}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{footballstats|pfr=B/BurnBr00|yahoo=31848|espn=4035631|nfl=brian-burns}}
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brian-burns-2.html College statistics] at Sports Reference
- [https://www.giants.com/team/players-roster/brian-burns/ New York Giants bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190504225442/https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/brian-burns/ Florida State Seminoles bio]
- {{twitter|fire_burns99}}
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