Matt Burke (American football)

Matt Burke
Philadelphia Eagles
Position:	Run game coordinator; Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	March 25, 1976 (age 48); Hudson, Massachusetts
Career information
College:	Dartmouth
Career history
As a coach:
	Bridgton Academy (1998–1999); Assistant coach; Boston College (2000–2002); Graduate assistant; Harvard (2003); Assistant coach; Tennessee Titans (2004–2005); Administrative assistant; Tennessee Titans (2006–2008); Defense quality control coach; Detroit Lions (2009–2013); Linebackers coach; Cincinnati Bengals (2014–2015); Linebackers coach; Miami Dolphins (2016); Linebackers coach; Miami Dolphins (2017–2018); Defensive coordinator; Philadelphia Eagles (2019); Defensive special assistant; Philadelphia Eagles (2020–present); Run game coordinator/defensive line coach;

Matt Burke (born March 25, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive run game coordinator and defensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was also previously the linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals, and an assistant with the Tennessee Titans.

Burke was promoted to defensive coordinator, from the linebackers coach on January 12, 2017 after Vance Joseph left to become the head coach of the Denver Broncos.^[1] Burke was not retained by the Dolphins after they hired Brian Flores as their new head coach in February 2019. Burke became a defensive special assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles on February 25, 2019. He was promoted to run game coordinator and defensive line coach on February 5, 2020.^[2]

Playing Career

Matt played safety at Dartmouth and was part of an undefeated Ivy League championship team in 1996.^[3]

Personal life

Burke was born in Hudson, Massachusetts. Burke spent the off-season in Africa in 2015 and 2016.^[3] He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, has gone on safari in Botswana^[4] and has done charity work in Uganda.^[3]

References

^ "Dolphins name Matt Burke as defensive coordinator". ProFootballTalk. January 12, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
^ McManus, Tim (February 5, 2020). "Eagles promote Press Taylor, add Rich Scangarello, Andrew Breiner, but won't have OC". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dolphins assistant Burke promoted to defensive coordinator". Pro32: Head to Head. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
^ "From Tanzania to the Ivy League, new Dolphins coordinator Matt Burke relishes a challenge". miamiherald. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

External links

[1] "Dolphins name Matt Burke as defensive coordinator". ProFootballTalk. January 12, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

[2] McManus, Tim (February 5, 2020). "Eagles promote Press Taylor, add Rich Scangarello, Andrew Breiner, but won't have OC". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[ap-3] "Dolphins assistant Burke promoted to defensive coordinator". Pro32: Head to Head. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

[4] "From Tanzania to the Ivy League, new Dolphins coordinator Matt Burke relishes a challenge". miamiherald. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

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