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{{Short description|Canadian-American football player and television host (born 1981)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Nate Burleson | image = Nate Burleson on December 3 2015.jpg | image_size = | caption = Burleson working for NFL Network in 2015 | number = 14, 81, 13 | position = [[Wide receiver]] / [[Return specialist]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|08|19}} | birth_place = [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 198 | high_school = [[O'Dea High School|O'Dea]] {{nowrap|([[Seattle, Washington]], U.S.)}} | college = [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] (1999–2002) | draftyear = 2003 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 71 | pastteams = * [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2005}}) * [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2009}}) * [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2013}}) * [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2014}})* | highlights = * [[Seattle Seahawks#35th Anniversary Team (2010)|Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary team]] * First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2002 College Football All-America Team|2002]]) | statlabel1 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]] | statvalue1 = 457 | statlabel2 = [[Receiving yards]] | statvalue2 = 5,630 | statlabel3 = [[Touchdowns|Receiving touchdowns]] | statvalue3 = 39 | statlabel4 = [[Return yards]] | statvalue4 = 2,809 | statlabel5 = [[Touchdown|Return touchdowns]] | statvalue5 = 4 | pfr = BurlNa00 }} '''Nathaniel Eugene Burleson''' (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian-American television host, [[American football|football]] commentator, and former football player. He played professionally as a [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). Playing [[college football]] for the [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada Wolf Pack]], he earned first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors in 2002. Burleson was selected by the [[Minnesota Vikings]] in the third round of the [[2003 NFL draft]]. He was also a member of the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and [[Detroit Lions]]. Burleson is now at [[Paramount Global|Paramount]] (formerly ViacomCBS), co-hosting ''[[CBS Mornings]]'' and covering football for CBS on its ''[[The NFL Today]]'' program, as well as on [[Nickelodeon]]. He previously co-hosted ''[[Good Morning Football]]'' on [[NFL Network]], along with being a New York correspondent for the [[infotainment|entertainment news program]] ''[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]]'' from 2019 to 2021. He has been featured on several rap songs under the name '''New Balance'''. On June 11, 2024, it was announced that Burleson would host a revival of the classic game show ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'', which premiered on January 16, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2024-06-11 |title=Nate Burleson To Host CBS’ ‘Hollywood Squares’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/nate-burleson-host-cbs-hollywood-squares-1235970091/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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