Editing Nate Burleson (section)

===Detroit Lions===
During the early hours of the NFL free agency period on March 5, 2010, Burleson agreed to a five-year $25 million contract with the [[Detroit Lions]].<ref name="r535">{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=John |author-link=John Clayton (sportswriter) |date=2010-03-05 |title=Source: Lions, Burleson agree to 5-year deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4967481 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Burleson reunited with his former offensive coordinator, [[Scott Linehan]], with whom he had his best season of his career in 2004, when he caught 68 passes for 1,006 yards and nine touchdowns while playing for the Vikings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Detroit Free Press Detroit Lions Section |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100304/SPORTS01/100305004/Lions-sign-WR-Nate-Burleson-to-five-year-deal |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150924051559/http://www.freep.com/article/20100304/SPORTS01/100305004/Lions-sign-WR-Nate-Burleson-to-five-year-deal |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, Burleson was named recipient of the Detroit Lions-Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association/Pro Football Writers Association's Media-Friendly "Good Guy Award" for his interactions with the media. On September 24, 2013, Burleson fractured his forearm in two places in an early morning, single-car crash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9715810/detroit-lions-wr-nate-burleson-breaks-arm-car-crash|title=Lions WR Burleson breaks arm in car crash|date=September 24, 2013|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>  It was reported that Burleson was attempting to save a pizza from falling off a seat in his car and lost control of his vehicle. He was cut from the Lions on February 13, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|work=NFL.com|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nate-burleson-released-by-detroit-lions-0ap2000000325682|title=Nate Burleson released by Detroit Lions|first=Gregg|last=Rosenthal|date=February 13, 2014|access-date=July 8, 2014}}</ref>