Matt Burke (American football): Difference between revisions

| birth_place = [[Hudson, Massachusetts]], U.S.

| current_team = ArizonaHouston CardinalsTexans

| position = [[Defensive line coachcoordinator]]

* [[Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|2022}}–present)<br>Defensive line coach

'''Matt Burke''' (born March 25, 1976) is an [[American football]] coach who is currentlythe a[[defensive game management coachcoordinator]] for the [[New YorkHouston JetsTexans]] 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]], and an assistant with the [[Tennessee Titans]], and a defensive line coach for the [[Arizona Cardinals]].

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]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Matt |date=2017-01-12 |title=Dolphins name Matt Burke as defensive coordinator |language=en-US |work=NBC Sports |url=httphttps://profootballtalkwww.nbcsports.com/2017nfl/01profootballtalk/12rumor-mill/news/dolphins-name-matt-burke-as-defensive-coordinator/|title=Dolphins name Matt Burke as defensive coordinator|date=January 12, 2017|work=ProFootballTalk|access-date=November 22, 2018|language=en2023-US11-18}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |author=McManus, Tim |title=Eagles promote Press Taylor, add Rich Scangarello, Andrew Breiner, but won't have OC |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28640570/eagles-promote-press-taylor-add-rich-scangarello-andrew-breiner-oc |website=ESPN.com |date=February 5, 2020 |accessdate=February 7, 2020}}</ref>Burke was hired as an [[Arizona Cardinals]] defensive line coach on May 19, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |author=Arizona Cardinals |title=Matt Burke|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/team/coaches-roster/matt-burke |website=azcardinals.com |date=May 19, 2022 |accessdate=February 10, 2023}}</ref> He was announced as the new defensive coordinator for the [[Houston Texans]] under new head coach [[Demeco Ryans]] on February 10, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |author=BienAime, DJ |title=Source: Texans to hire Matt Burke as defensive coordinator|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35630917/source-texans-hire-matt-burke-defensive-coordinator|website=espn.com |date=February 10, 2023 |accessdate=February 10, 2023}}</ref>

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[[Category:SportspeoplePlayers of American football from Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]

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