Curry Burns

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|12}}

| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 216

| high_school = Miami Jackson Senior (FL)

| college = Louisville

| number = 22, 29, 41

| position = Safety

| draftyear = 2003

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 217

| pastteams =

Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2003}})*
Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2003}})*
Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2003}})
New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2004}})
Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2005|2006}})
New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2007}})*

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 31

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 1

| statlabel3 = Passes defended

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = BurnCu20

}}

Curry Burns (born February 12, 1981) is a former American football safety.

College career

Burns played college football at the University of Louisville and appeared in 74 games with 29 starts. He was part of a defensive secondary that tallied 52 interceptions over three seasons to rank second nationally. He finished his career with 336 tackles, eight interceptions, 16 passes defended, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four blocked kicks. Burns ranks 10th on the school's career-record list in tackles. He was an All-Conference USA selection as a senior, posting career-high 111 tackles.

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 0 3/8

| weight = 216

| dash = 4.56

| ten split = 1.59

| twenty split = 2.64

| shuttle = 4.16

| cone drill = 7.04

| vertical = 36.0

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 0

| bench = 19

| arm span = 31

| hand span = 9 5/8

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=3788&DraftYear=2003 |title=Curry Burns College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 6, 2025}}

}}

=Houston Texans (first stint)=

Burns was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round, with the 217th overall pick, of the 2003 NFL draft, Curry played safety.{{Cite web |title=2003 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He officially signed with the team on June 4, 2003. He was waived on August 26, 2003.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurnCu20.htm | title=Curry Burns | publisher=Pro-Football-Reference | accessdate=June 14, 2024}}

=Oakland Raiders=

Burns was signed to the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders on November 27, 2003.

=Houston Texans (second stint)=

On December 2, 2003, the Texans signed Burns off of the Raiders' practice squad. He then played in one game for the Texans during the 2003 season. He re-signed with the Texans on March 23, 2004. Burns was waived on August 31, 2004.

=New England Patriots=

Burns was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots on September 15, 2004.

=New York Giants=

On October 6, 2004, the New York Giants signed Burns off of the Patriots' practice squad. He played in eight games, starting two, in 2004, recording 25 solo tackles, five assisted tackles, one interception and one pass breakup. He was waived by the Giants on September 3, 2005.

=Washington Redskins=

Burns was signed to the practice squad of the Washington Redskins on September 28, 2005. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Redskins on January 16, 2006. He was waived on September 2, re-signed on September 13, and waived again on October 16, 2006, to make room for Troy Vincent. Overall, he appeared in two games in 2006 and made one solo tackle.