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Curry Burns

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

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.

Burns was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round, with the 217th overall pick, of the 2003 NFL Draft, Curry played safety.^[1] He officially signed with the team on June 4, 2003. He was waived on August 26, 2003.^[2]

Burns was signed to the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders on November 27, 2003.^[2]

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.^[2]

Burns was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots on September 15, 2004.^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

Burns was signed to the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints on December 6, 2006. He was released on December 13, 2006.^[2]

Burns was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans on December 21, 2006.^[2]

Burns signed with the Saints on May 23, 2007. He was released on September 1, 2007.^[2]

He is the half-brother of Elvis Dumervil who plays for the Baltimore Ravens.