Keith Burns (American football player)

Keith Bernard Burns (born May 16, 1972) is an American football coach and former professional linebacker and special teams player. The Denver Broncos drafted Burns out of Oklahoma State in the 7th round (#210 overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft. A Bronco for most of his thirteen-year career, Burns saw playing time as a reserve linebacker and a prominent special teams player. He spent the 1999 season with Chicago Bears, and the 2004 season with Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He won two super bowls with the Denver Broncos.

High school
Burns was a 1990 graduate of T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, where he won three varsity letters in football, two in basketball, and one in baseball.

Junior college
Burns lettered in football at Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas where he garnered first team JuCo All-America honors, and finished his sophomore season with six sacks, three interceptions, and 192 tackles.

Retirement and coaching
On March 27, 2007, the Denver Broncos announced Burns would retire as Special Teams Captain and assume the role of assistant special teams coach. He was hired by the Washington Redskins to be their special teams coach on February 11, 2013. In moving to Washington, he rejoins Mike Shanahan who was his coach in Denver and who also gave Burns his first coaching job.