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.
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Drafted in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Texans, Curry played safety.[1] In his first year, he saw action in one game for Houston, made NFL debut in season finale against Indianapolis, recording one special teams tackle.
Next year played in eight games for the New York Giants, with two starts at free safety. He finished with 23 tackles (19 solo), one interception, one pass defended, and five special teams tackles.
In 2005, he signed with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent in September 2005 and spent the season on the team's practice squad. He was released by the Redskins on October 16, 2006, to make room for free agent Troy Vincent. Burns was signed by New Orleans Saints as free agent Friday May 25, 2007. Three months later Burns was waived on Saturday September 1, 2007 for undisclosed reasons.
curry, burns, born, february, 1981, former, american, football, safety, 41position, safetypersonal, informationborn, 1981, february, 1981, miami, florida, height, weight, career, informationhigh, school, miami, jackson, senior, college, louisvillenfl, draft, 2. Curry Burns born February 12 1981 is a former American football safety Curry BurnsNo 22 29 41Position SafetyPersonal informationBorn 1981 02 12 February 12 1981 age 42 Miami Florida U S Height 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 216 lb 98 kg Career informationHigh school Miami Jackson Senior FL College LouisvilleNFL Draft 2003 Round 7 Pick 217Career historyHouston Texans 2003 New York Giants 2004 Washington Redskins 2006 Houston Texans 2006 New Orleans Saints 2007 Career NFL statisticsGames played 11Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 College careers 2 Professional career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesCollege careers editBurns 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 editDrafted in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Texans Curry played safety 1 In his first year he saw action in one game for Houston made NFL debut in season finale against Indianapolis recording one special teams tackle Next year played in eight games for the New York Giants with two starts at free safety He finished with 23 tackles 19 solo one interception one pass defended and five special teams tackles In 2005 he signed with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent in September 2005 and spent the season on the team s practice squad He was released by the Redskins on October 16 2006 to make room for free agent Troy Vincent Burns was signed by New Orleans Saints as free agent Friday May 25 2007 Three months later Burns was waived on Saturday September 1 2007 for undisclosed reasons Personal life editHe is the half brother of Elvis Dumervil who plays for the Baltimore Ravens References edit 2003 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 03 27 nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This University of Louisville related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Curry Burns amp oldid 1165051127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
