Nate Burleson
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 19, 1981 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | O'Dea (Seattle, Washington, U.S.) | ||||||||||||
| College | Nevada (1999–2002) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2003: 3rd round, 71st overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Nathaniel Eugene Burleson (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian-American television host, 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, he earned first-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 (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 entertainment news 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.