Jacob Burney

Jacob Burney (born January 24, 1959 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is the current defensive lines coach for the Washington Redskins. He has been coaching for the Redskins since 2010.

He was a four-year starter at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga but went undrafted. He had tryouts with the Detroit Lions but was not signed to their roster.

He coached in the college ranks for 11 years for the University of Mexico, University of Tulsa, Mississippi State University, University of Wisconsin, UCLA, and University of Tennessee.

In 1994 he joined the Cleveland Browns to become their defensive line coach; he stayed there until 1998. In 1999 he joined the Carolina Panthers to be their defensive line coach and coached there until 2001. In 2002 he was hired for the same position by the Denver Broncos.

References

• Denver Broncos coaching bio