Brian Burns
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Brian Burns

Linebacker, New York Giants · #0.

Player facts

Team
New York Giants
Position
Linebacker
Number
0
Born
Apr 23, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
College
Florida State
Experience
8 seasons
Status
Day-To-Day

Stats

2026 Defense

TOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
Regular Season4400000000.0000000
Career3882361527113379000.00028561150

Recent games

TacklesFumblesInterceptions
DateOpponentResultTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDKB
vs TENW 12-7000000000.00000
@ LARL 28-6220000000.00000
vs DALW 28-20220000000.00000

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Brian Burns (born April 23, 1998) is an American professional football outside 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brian Burns (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1

Background

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. He committed to Florida State University to play college football.

College career

As a freshman at Florida State in 2016, Burns played in all 13 games and led all freshmen in the country with 8.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2017, he started all 13 games and had 48 tackles and 4.5 sacks. 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.

Personal life

Burns's older brother, Stanley McClover, was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft. Burns is a fan of the Marvel character Spider-Man.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brian Burns (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1

Giants’ next games

Full schedule.

Recent results

Sources

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