Matt Burke (American football)

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 defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, the linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals, and an assistant with the Tennessee Titans.

Matt Burke
Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Run game coordinator
Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1976-03-25) March 25, 1976
Hudson, Massachusetts
Career information
College:Dartmouth
Career history
As coach:
Coaching stats at PFR

Playing career

Burke played safety at Dartmouth and was part of an undefeated Ivy League championship team in 1996.[1]

Coaching career

While with the Dolphins, 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.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

Burke was born in Hudson, Massachusetts. Burke spent the off-season in Africa in 2015 and 2016.[1] He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, has gone on safari in Botswana[4] and has done charity work in Uganda.[1]

References
  1. "Dolphins assistant Burke promoted to defensive coordinator". Pro32: Head to Head. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  2. "Dolphins name Matt Burke as defensive coordinator". ProFootballTalk. January 12, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "From Tanzania to the Ivy League, new Dolphins coordinator Matt Burke relishes a challenge". miamiherald. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
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