Matt Burke (American football)
| Houston Texans | |
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| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 25, 1976 Hudson, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position | Safety |
| College | Dartmouth |
| Career history | |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |
Matt Burke (born March 25, 1976) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was also previously the run game coordinator/defensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, the linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals, an assistant with the Tennessee Titans, and a defensive line coach for the Arizona Cardinals.
Playing career
Burke played safety at Dartmouth and was part of an undefeated Ivy League championship team in 1996.[1]
Coaching career
Miami 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.
Philadelphia Eagles
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]
Following the 2020 season, in which the Eagles went 4–11–1, it was reported that Pederson sought to potentially promote Burke to defensive coordinator, along with other staff changes.[4] However, the Eagles fired Pederson,[5] and Burke was not retained by new head coach Nick Sirianni and defensive cordinator Jonathan Gannon.
New York Jets
On May 6, 2021, the New York Jets hired Burke as a Game management coach.[6]
Arizona Cardinals
Burke was hired as an Arizona Cardinals defensive line coach on May 19, 2022.[7]
Houston Texans
Burke was announced as the new defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans under new head coach DeMeco Ryans on February 10, 2023.[8]
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[9] and has done charity work in Uganda.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Dolphins assistant Burke promoted to defensive coordinator". Pro32: Head to Head. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Burke, Matt (January 12, 2017). "Dolphins name Matt Burke as defensive coordinator". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zangaro, Dave (January 11, 2021). "Reported details highlight differences between Lurie and Pederson". nbcsportsphiladelphia.com. NBC Sports Philadelphia.
- ^ Shook, Nick (January 11, 2021). "Eagles fire head coach Doug Pederson after five seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Abriano, Danny. "Jets add former Dolphins DC Matt Burke to coaching staff: report". sny.tv. SNY. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Arizona Cardinals (May 19, 2022). "Matt Burke". azcardinals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ BienAime, DJ (February 10, 2023). "Source: Texans to hire Matt Burke as defensive coordinator". espn.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "From Tanzania to the Ivy League, new Dolphins coordinator Matt Burke relishes a challenge". miamiherald. Retrieved November 22, 2018.