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nate BurLeson
Wide Receiver
Nevada 10th Year
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 198
Born: 8/19/81 Seattle, Wash.
Draft: ‘03, R3 (71)-Min Acquired: ‘10, UFA-Sea
Complete biographical information available on Detroitlions.com.
MANE FACTS
¾ Twitter: @Nate13Burleson
¾ Big cartoon fan and still watches when he gets a chance and favorites
include: Looney Toons, Smurfs, Chip and Dale, and Dark Wing Duck.
¾ Has a tremendous shoe collection consisting of over 500 shoes. He has
many collector shoes, dress shoes, and one-time release shoes. loves
opening up a fresh new box of shoes and smelling them and claims that
the new shoe smell is better than new car smell.
¾ after his playing career, Burleson would like to be a football commentator
for TV or radio. He has already been offered jobs as a commentator
on the radio. His focus in college was speech communication, so one of
his passions is to get in front of people and speak.
¾ Part of an athletically gifted family, started by father, alvin, who played
for the Calgary stampeders of the Cfl from 1976-81. Brother, Kevin,
played for the NBa’s Charlotte Bobcats.
TRANSACTIONS
¾ signed five-year contract with the Detroit lions as an unrestricted
free agent March 6, 2010.
¾ Placed on reserve/injured list by the seahawks september 9, 2008
¾ signed by the seattle seahawks as restricted free agent March 31, 2006.
¾ Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round (71st overall) of
the 2003 Nfl Draft.
PRO
Tenth-year veteran wide receiver who stretches the field and gains valuable
yards after the catch. spent the first three years of his career (2003-05)
with the Minnesota Vikings and then the next four years with the seattle
seahawks (2006-09).
¾ in 120 career games (90 starts), he has accumulated 391 career catches
for 4,929 yards (12.6 avg) and 36 touchdowns. also has 30 rushes for
217 yards (7.2 avg).
¾ Had breakout season for Minnesota in his second season (2004), leading
the team in receiving yards with 1,006.
¾ led seattle in touchdowns in 2007 with seven receiving touchdowns
and two return touchdowns.
¾ Has garnered eight career 100-yard receiving games, including one in
2011 with the lions.
2012:
¾ recorded six receptions for 69 yards in the lions’ 27-23 season home
opener against the st. louis rams (9/9) and also carried the ball for a
six-yard run on the opening play of the game. Caught a crucial 20-yard
pass with 1:25 remaining in the game on the lions’ game winning drive
that led to a Kevin smith touchdown.
¾ Caught one pass for 11 yards in the lions’ 27-19 loss at san francisco
(9/16) in Week 2.
¾ Nearly tied a career high for receptions with 10 catches for 69 yards
in Week 3 at Tennessee (9/23). Burleson and Wr Calvin Johnson each
caught 10 passes in the game, becoming the first pair of receivers in
team history to each have 10 receptions in a single game.
¾ among his catches included a 3-yard touchdown catch in the fourth
quarter, immediately followed by his second career two-point conversion
reception.
¾ Caught five passes for 51 yards, his longest for 26 yards, and rushed the
ball once for eight yards in Week 4 vs. Minnesota (9/30).
¾ Caught his second touchdown pass of the season in Week 6 at Philadelphia
(10/14) on a 17-yard strike from QB Matthew stafford that sparked
a lions comeback to send the game into overtime on their way to a
26-23 (oT) victory. finished the game with four catches for 24 yards
and also had two carries for 22 yards on the ground.
¾ Caught one pass for 16 yards before leaving the game with a broken
leg injury in Week 7 at Chicago (10/22).
¾ Placed on reserve/injured for remainder of the season with a broken
leg injury.
¾ Caught one pass for three yards before leaving the game with a knee
injury in Week 13 vs. indianapolis (12/2).
2011: Caught career-high 73 passes for 757 yards and crossed the goal-line
on pass receptions 3 times. He added a career-high 11 rushing attempts
for 85 yards (7.7 avg).
¾ Part of an offense that gained 324 total net yards in the first half of the
game and took a 20-13 lead into the locker room. The last time they
gained over 300 yards in the first half of a game was vs. Minnesota
(11/16/97, 339 yards). it was also the first time since that game that
the team has gained over 300 yards of total offense in the first half.
COLLEGE
recorded 248 catches for 3,293 yards and 22 touchdowns during his three
years at Nevada.
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¾ finished second in NCaa history for receptions in a single season with
138 in 2002. finalist for Biletnikoff award (nation’s top wide receiver).
¾ led nation in receptions per game and receiving yards as a senior (2002)
and was named first-team all-america by afCa, all-WaC and team MVP.
Was also a second-team all-america by The sporting News and CNN/si.
PERSONAL
earned eight letters in football, basketball and track at o’Dea High
school in seattle.
¾ Named seattle athlete of the year as a senior in 1999.
¾ Born in Calgary during his father’s playing days.
¾ Married to wife atoya. Couple has two sons, Nathaniel ii and Nehemiah.
BURLESON’S SINGLE-GAME BESTS
receptions: ................................................................................................................................11 at GB 11/14/04
receiving yards: .................................................................................................................... 141 at GB 11/14/04
long reception:...................................................................................................................... 68 vs. GB 12/24/04
receiving Touchdowns ................................................................................ 2 (3 times) last vs. Jax 10/11/09
rushing: .......................................................................................................................................2 vs. GB 12/24/04
rushing yards: ..........................................................................................................................25 at TB 12/19/10
long rush: .................................................................................................................................23 at TB 12/19/10
Punt returns: ............................................................................................................................... 7 vs. sf 12/6/09
Punt return yards: .....................................................................................................................96 at ind 11/8/04
long Punt return: ....................................................................................................................94t at Cle 11/4/07
Punt return Touchdowns: ...............................................................................1 (3 times) last at Cle 11/4/07
Kickoff returns: .........................................................................................................................6 at arz 12/10/06
Kickoff return yards: ........................................................................................................... 159 at arz 12/10/06
long Kickoff return: ............................................................................................................91t vs. stl 10/21/07
Kickoff return Touchdowns: ................................................................................................. 1 vs. stl 10/21/07
BURLESON’S CAREER STATISTICS
RECEIVING RUSHING
Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2003 Min 16 9 29 455 15.7 52 2 0 0 0.0 - 0
2004 Min 16 15 68 1006 14.8 68t 9 6 49 8.2 11 0
2005 Min 12 9 30 328 10.9 20 1 2 -6 -3.0 2 0
2006 sea 16 7 18 192 10.7 36 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
2007 sea 16 12 50 694 13.9 45t 9 2 4 2.0 3 0
2008 sea 1 1 5 60 12.0 20t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
2009 sea 13 12 63 812 12.9 44t 3 2 4 2.0 2 0
2010 Det 14 14 55 625 11.4 58 6 7 81 11.6 25 0
2011 Det 16 11 73 757 10.4 47 3 11 85 7.7 20 0
2012 Det 6 5 27 240 8.9 26 2 8 48 6.0 6 0
Totals 126 95 418 5169 12.4 68t 38 38 265 7.0 25 0
POSTSEASON
Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2004 Min 2 2 8 110 13.8 29 1 0 0 0.0 - 0
2006 sea 2 0 1 16 16.0 16 1 0 0 0.0 - 0
2007 sea 2 1 10 97 9.7 25 0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2011 Det 1 1 4 50 12.5 21 0 1 2 2.0 2 0
Totals 7 4 23 273 11.7 50 2 1 2 2.0 2 0
PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS
Year Tm G S PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD
2003 Min 16 9 1 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2004 Min 16 15 25 214 8.6 91t 1 2 51 25.5 29 0
2005 Min 12 9 5 21 4.2 10 0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2006 sea 16 7 34 322 9.5 90t 1 26 643 24.7 50 0
2007 sea 16 12 58 658 11.3 94t 1 27 590 21.9 91t 1
2008 sea 1 1 3 54 18.0 21 0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2009 sea 13 12 30 254 8.5 29 0 1 2 2.0 2 0
2010 Det 14 14 0 0 -- - 0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2011 Det 1 0 0 0 -- - 0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2012 Det 0 0 0 0 -- - 0 0 0 -- - 0
Totals 105 80 156 1523 9.8 94t 3 56 1286 23.0 91t 1
POSTSEASON
Year Tm G S PR Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD
2004 Min 2 2 5 14 5.8 16 0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2006 sea 2 0 6 15 2.5 13 0 11 227 25.2 41 0
2007 sea 2 1 6 84 14.0 20 0 8 125 15.6 26 0
Totals 6 3 17 113 6.6 20 0 19 352 21.2 41 0
2012 (Det) RECEIVING RUSHING
Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD TotY
9/9 sTl 1 1 6 69 11.5 21 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 75
9/16 at sf 1 1 1 11 11.0 11 0 2 5 2.5 3 0 16
9/23 at Ten 1 1 10 69 6.9 15 1 2 7 3.5 4 0 76
9/30 MiN 1 1 5 51 10.2 26 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 59
10/14 at Phi 1 1 4 24 6.0 17 1t 2 22 11 16 0 46
10/22 at Chi 1 0 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 -- - 0 16
10/28 sea 0 0 reserVe/iNJUreD
11/4 at Jax 0 0 reserVe/iNJUreD
11/11 at Min 0 0 reserVe/iNJUreD
11/18 GB 0 0 reserVe/iNJUreD
11/22 HoU 0 0 reserVe/iNJUreD
12/2 iND 0 0 reserVe/iNJUreD
12/9 at GB 0 0 reserVe/iNJUreD
12/16 at ari 0 0 reserVe/iNJUreD
12/22 aTl
12/30 CHi
Totals 6 5 27 240 8.9 26 2 8 48 6.0 6 0 288