Nate Burleson Quotes

United States, Football Player
August 19, 1981

Nathaniel Eugene Burleson is an American football commentator and former wide receiver. He played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack and was drafted into the National Football League (NFL) by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Burleson was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions. Burleson is now working with NFL Network on Good Morning Football and CBS Sports on The NFL Today.

Also known as Commentator

It really just got to the point where it just wasn't beneficial for him to be in Minnesota.

Nate Burleson
- Point
- Minnesota
We have to do our job as a team. The receivers have to be on the same page. The receivers, the offensive line, everybody has to make plays for him. He can't have all of the mistakes on his shoulders. We win together and we lose together, so we all have to improve for him.

Nate Burleson
- Job
- Team
- Win

Barry Sanders, by far. Not only one of my favorite Lions, but one of my favorite NFL athletes. It's all about highlights for me, I'm a receiver! Sanders is like the NFL version of an And1 mix tape.

Nate Burleson
- Favorite
- Athletes
We don't have anyone with bad haircuts, which is a good thing. Louis Delmas has some pretty nice dreads. He's a Florida boy, so they know how to do it. He gets the title.

Nate Burleson
- Pretty
- Haircuts
- Dreads
These Seattle Seahawks wide receivers have been called pedestrian, they've been called no-namers, but they always come up with the big play.

Nate Burleson
- Play
- Seahawks
I was surprised, but we didn't really struggle because we moved the ball. It's just that at the end of every drive, we made a physical error, and you really can't battle back from those, especially against a very good defense.

Nate Burleson
- Defense
- Ball
- Error
I was very happy to see Randy get in the end zone. That's what he does. He's one of the biggest threats in the game right now, and I know he's going to continue to do well all season.

Nate Burleson
- Season
- Zone
- Threats
The only frustrating thing is to have a record of 1-4 and thinking I can help contribute, ... Being injured, sitting on the sidelines you get a chance to see everything for what it is, get a little bit hungrier than you were before.

Nate Burleson
- Help
- Frustrating
- Injured

I can't blend in to how everyone else is looking.

Nate Burleson
- Looking
- Blend
My first impression was that this guy [Ndamukong Suh] is very confident. For him to be so young, I was kind of caught off guard by how confident he was. But then my first time seeing him on the field, pretty much solidified why he was so confident. He's obviously a monster.

Nate Burleson
- Guy
- Impression
- Confident