Team

2011: Team’s starting wide receiver. 67 receptions for 712 yards (10.1 avg.) and 3 TDs this season.

• Part of an offense that gained 324 total net yards in the first half of the game and took a 20-13 lead into the locker room. The last time they gained over 300 yards in the first half of a game was vs. Minnesota (11/16/97, 339 yards). It is also the first time since that game that the team has gained over 300 yards of total offense in the first half.
• Led the team in receptions (7) and yards (93) vs. Kansas City (9/18).
• Caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from QB Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter vs. San Francisco (10/16). The touchdown reception gave the Lions a 19-15 lead.
• Part of a shared passing attack that put up 263 yards passing at Denver (10/30), including his 4 catches for 23 yards.
• Recorded a team-high 8 receptions for 83 yards vs. Chicago (11/13). He also added a 10-yard run on the team’s opening possession.
• Had a team-high 7 receptions for 63 yards, including a 16-yard TD catch vs. Carolina (11/20). Scored his second touchdown of the season.
• Was second on the team with 5 catches for 39 yards vs. Green Bay (11/24). Also added an 11-yard run.
• Had team-high 93 receiving yards on 5 receptions at New Orleans (12/4), including a season-long 47-yard catch.
• Recorded 7 receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown at Oakland (12/18). He scored on a 39-yard pass, his third of the season, from QB Matthew Stafford to tie the game at 14 in the second quarter.
• Had 6 catches for 83 yards vs. San Diego (12/24), including a 30-yard reception that set up a short touchdown pass from QB Matthew Stafford to RB Kevin Smith in the second quarter. His catch brought the ball inside the Chargers’ 5-yard line.

2010: Played and started in 14 games and recorded 55 catches for 625 yards (11.4 avg) and 6 touchdowns. His 6 touchdowns were the most since he registered 9 in 2007.

• Had one reception for 19 yards in season opener at Chicago (9/12).
• Caught 1 reception for 4 yards vs. Philadelphia (9/19). Left game early due to ankle injury.
• Inactive with an ankle injury at Minnesota (9/26) and Green Bay (10/3).
• Caught first touchdown of the season against St. Louis (10/10). Led the team in receiving with four catches for 56 yards.
• Six catches, including one touchdown, for 50 yards at New York Giants (10/17).
• Season-high 7 catches for 47 yards against Washington (10/31).
• Tied season-high 7 catches, and let Lions with 113 yards receiving and a touchdown against the New York Jets (11/7). 100-yard outing vs. the Jets was his eighth career game with 100 yards and first since joining the Lions this season.
• Four catches for 47 yards at Buffalo (11/14). Also had one carry for 17 yards.
• Team-high 97 yards receiving on 7 receptions at Dallas (11/21). Nine-yard touchdown catch from Shaun Hill to give the Lions a 10-7 lead heading into halftime.
• Three catches for 35 yards against New England (11/25).
• Caught fifth touchdown of the season on 10-yard pass at Tampa Bay (12/19). Finished with four catches for 28 yards.

2009: Played in 13 games (12 starts) and finished second on the Seahawks with 63 receptions for 812 yards and 3 touchdowns. Was also Seattle's primary punt returner with 30 returns for 254 yards, including a long of 29.

• Opened the season with a team-leading seven receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown against St. Louis (9/13).
• Posted sixth-career 100-yard game vs. Chicago (9/27), leading the team with 9 catches for 109 yards.
• Led the team with 6 catches and 98 yards and tied a career high with 2 touchdowns against Jacksonville (10/11).
• Led team with 6 catches for 89 yards at Dallas (11/1).
• Led team with 100 yards on 6 catches at Minnesota (11/22).
• Did not start at St Louis (11/29) because team opened with two tight ends, but still led Seattle with four catches for 46 yards. Also had a season-long 29-yard punt return.
• Led team with 54 yards on 5 catches at San Francisco (12/6) and averaged 8.7 yards on 7 punt returns.
• Had three catches for 50 yards at Houston before leaving the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury.
• Was inactive the final three games (Ten, 1/3; at GB, 12/27 and TB, 12/20) due to an ankle injury.

2008: Started first regular season game at Buffalo (9/7) and was leading the team with 5 receptions for 60 yards, and had 3 punt returns for 54 yards (including a long of 21), before sustaining a season-ending knee injury in the third quarter.

• Placed on reserve/injured list September 9.

2007: Started 12 of 16 games while leading the team with 11 total touchdowns (9 rec., 2 ret.). Had at least one catch in each game and finished the season second with 50 receptions for 694 yards.

• Led Seahawks with 9 receiving touchdowns.
• Tied club record with a 94-yard punt return for a touchdown (Charlie Rogers, at Ptt, 9/26/99) at Cleveland (11/4) and became the only player in NFL history to return three punts 90-plus yards for a touchdown in his career.
• Had first career kickoff return for a touchdown (91 yards) against St. Louis (10/21).

2006: Saw action at wide receiver in all 16 games with seven starts totaling 192 yards and 2 touchdowns on 18 receptions.

• Gave Seattle a spark on special teams taking over punt return duties versus Oakland (11/6) and kickoff returns versus Green Bay (11/27).
• Named the NFC's Pro Bowl alternate returner after averaging 9.5 yards on 34 punt returns, including a 90-yard touchdown return versus St. Louis (11/12) that put Seattle up 21-16 in the fourth quarter. The return was also the second- longest in franchise history as he became one of six players in NFL history to have two or more punt returns of 90 or more yards in a career.
• Finished with an average of 24.7 yards (fourth best in team history) on 26 kickoff returns with a long of 50.

2005: Bounced back from injuries to contribute in the final five games of the season.

• Missed four games with injuries, inactive for games versus New Orleans (9/25), at Atlanta (10/2), at Chicago (10/16) and at Green Bay (11/21).

2004: Played in all 16 games with 15 starts and led the team with 1,006 yards receiving to give the Vikings a 1,000-yard receiver for the 12th straight season.

• Broke the 100-yard mark in four games.
• Posted the Vikings' first punt return for a touchdown since 1999 and the second-longest punt return in team history with a 91-yarder at Indianapolis (11/8) on Monday Night Football.
• Had first-career multi-touchdown receiving game with two at Detroit (12/19).
• Recorded career-long touchdown reception with a 68- yarder versus Green Bay (12/24).
• Registered first career 100-yard game at New Orleans (10/17) with 134 yards on 6 catches on Sunday Night Football.

2003: Started first career game and scored first career touchdown on a 22-yard pass from Gus Frerotte versus San Francisco (9/28).

• Caught first career pass on a 6-yarder from Daunte Culpepper versus Chicago (9/14) on ESPN Sunday Night game.

COLLEGE: Recorded 248 catches for 3,293 yards and 22 touchdowns during his three years at Nevada.

• Finished second in NCAA history for receptions in a single season with 138 in 2002 and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's top wide receiver.
• Led the nation in receptions per game and receiving yards as a senior (2002) and was named first-team All-America by AFCA, All-WAC and team MVP. Was also a second-team All-America by The Sporting News and CNN/SI.
• Finished career first in conference and school history in single-game receptions (19) and single-season receptions (138).

PERSONAL: Earned eight letters in football, basketball and track at O'Dea High School in Seattle.

• Named Seattle Athlete of the Year as a senior in 1999.
• Part of an athletically gifted family, started by father, Alvin, who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL from 1976-81; Brother, Kevin, played for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.
• Born in Calgary during his father's playing days.
• Human development and family studies major.
• Married to wife Atoya. Couple has two sons, Nathaniel II and Nehemiah.

BURLESON'S SINGLE-GAME BESTS:

• Receptions: 11 at GB 11/14/04
• Receiving Yards: 141 at GB 11/14/04
• Long Reception: 68 vs. GB 12/24/04
• Receiving Touchdowns: 2 (3 times) Last vs. Jax 10/11/09
• Rushing: 2 vs. GB 12/24/04
• Rushing Yards: 25 at TB 12/19/10
• Long Rush: 23 at TB 12/19/10
• Punt Returns: 7 vs. SF 12/6/09
• Punt Return Yards: 96 at Ind 11/8/04
• Long Punt Return: 94t at Cle 11/4/07
• Punt Return Touchdowns: 1 (3 times) Last at Cle 11/4/07
• Kickoff Returns: 6 at Arz 12/10/06
• Kickoff Return Yards: 159 at Arz 12/10/06
• Long Kickoff Return: 91t vs. StL 10/21/07
• Kickoff Return Touchdowns: 1 vs. StL 10/21/07