Nathan Isaac Burton (born April 29, 1980) is an

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coach and the current Defensive Coordinator at

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. He previously was the secondary coach for the New Orleans Breakers of the

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(USFL). He previously was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at

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Playing career

Burton was a

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and played

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for the Yellow Jackets from 2001 to 2004.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

After his playing career concluded, Burton stayed at

as a

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, a role he held for four seasons. He was also a graduate assistant at

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for one season before moving on to UT Martin as their linebackers/defensive backs coach. Burton also had stints as a defensive coordinator at both Shorter and West Alabama before spending

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as a quality control assistant.

Temple

Burton was named the defensive backs coach at

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, reuniting him with Owls head coach Geoff Collins, who was an assistant at Georgia Tech when Burton was a player.

Georgia Tech

After Collins was named head coach at

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, Burton was named the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Yellow Jackets. His contract was not renewed after the 2021 season.

New Orleans Breakers

In 2022, he coached the secondary for the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL.

Kennesaw State

In 2023, Burton was named the Defensive Coordinator for

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References

External links

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Georgia Tech profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Nathan 1980 births Living people Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) American football safeties Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches Oklahoma State Cowboys football coaches UT Martin Skyhawks football coaches Shorter Hawks football coaches West Alabama Tigers football coaches NC State Wolfpack football coaches Temple Owls football coaches New Orleans Breakers (2022) coaches Greater Atlanta Christian School alumni