Jeff Burris
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Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
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| Born | June 6, 1972 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback (No. 22, 20, 21) | ||||||||||
| High school | Northwestern (Rock Hill) | ||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1994: 1st round, 27th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Jeffrey Lamar Burris (born June 6, 1972) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the cornerbacks coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally in the NFL as a cornerback.
Burris played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and was a consensus All-American. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 1994 NFL draft, and he played professionally for the Bills, Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
Burris was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[2] He graduated from Northwestern High School in Rock Hill,[3] where he played for the Northwestern Trojans high school football team.
College career
While attending the University of Notre Dame, Burris played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1990 to 1993. He was the Irish's primary running back in their goal line jumbo package, rushing for 167 yards on 29 carries and 10 touchdowns and catching one pass for 3 yards and a touchdown. As a senior in 1993, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as a defensive back.
Professional career
The Buffalo Bills selected Burris in the first round (27th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.[4] He played for the Bills from 1994 to 1997.[5]
In his ten-year career, Burris played in 144 regular season games, started 119 of them, compiling 529 tackles, and 19 interceptions for 302 return yards and two touchdowns.[5]