Nate Burleson

Nate Burleson

Burleson working for NFL Network in 2015
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Position:	Wide receiver / Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	(1981-08-19) August 19, 1981 (age 42) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	O'Dea (Seattle, Washington)
College:	Nevada (1999–2002)
NFL draft:	2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2003–2005) Seattle Seahawks (2006–2009) Detroit Lions (2010–2013) Cleveland Browns (2014)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary team First-team All-American (2002)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 457 Receiving yards: 5,630 Receiving touchdowns: 39 Return yards: 2,809 Return touchdowns: 4
Player stats at PFR

Nathaniel Eugene Burleson (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian-born American television host, football commentator, and former football player. He played professionally as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). Playing college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack, he earned first-team All-American honors in 2002. Burleson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions.

Burleson is now at Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS), co-hosting CBS Mornings and covering football for CBS on its The NFL Today program, as well as on Nickelodeon. He previously co-hosted Good Morning Football on NFL Network, along with being a New York correspondent for the entertainment news program Extra from 2019 to 2021. He has been featured on several rap songs under the name New Balance.

On June 11, 2024, it was announced that Burleson would host an upcoming revival of classic game show Hollywood Squares, set to air in January 2025.^[1]