Joe Burnett was born on November 28,1986 and is an American former professional football cornerback.
23 Facts About Joe Burnett
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Joe Burnett played college football for the UCF Knights and high school football at Eustis High School in Eustis.
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Joe Burnett is a record setting cornerback and returner for the University of Central Florida who was named a first-team All-American as a senior in 2008.
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Joe Burnett helped UCF to its first two bowl berths and the school's first ever conference championship in 2007.
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Joe Burnett earned a total of eight career All-Conference USA honors, including a four-year sweep of the first-team punt returner award.
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Joe Burnett was named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior.
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Joe Burnett graduated in 19th place for most career punt return yards in NCAA history with 1,304.
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Joe Burnett set the UCF record, and ranked second in C-USA history with 16 career interceptions.
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Joe Burnett set UCF career records for most punt returns and the most interception return yards while tying the mark for most punt return touchdowns.
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Joe Burnett played in 49 career games with 46 starts.
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Joe Burnett amassed 221 career tackles including 12 TFLs.
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Joe Burnett had 16 career interceptions and broke up 35 others.
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Joe Burnett received his bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in December, 2008.
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Joe Burnett was selected by the Steelers with the 32nd pick of the fifth round.
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Still, Joe Burnett was able to earn a spot on the 53-man roster due to his stellar defensive play.
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Joe Burnett was released by the Steelers on September 3,2010, in order for the Steelers to meet the 53 man roster requirement.
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Joe Burnett signed a deal with the Jacksonville Sharks hoping to play in their 2012 season.
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Joe Burnett signed a practice roster contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
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Joe Burnett scored a touchdown on a 44-yard fumble recovery on August 10,2012.
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Joe Burnett amassed 573 kick-off return yards on 28 returns and 440 yards on 52 punt returns.
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Joe Burnett participated in kick and punt return duties, although to a lesser extent.
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In 2014 Joe Burnett played in only a handful of games because of nagging leg injuries, totaling 18 tackles and 1 interception.
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Joe Burnett was released by the Eskimos in April 2015.