Education
Burns attended the University of Southern California as a student-athlete, where he played cornerback.
Burns attended the University of Southern California as a student-athlete, where he played cornerback.
Burns was a four sport letterman at Rubidoux High School, Riverside, California. He played in 1989 for a team that went to the Rose Bowl Game, but suffered a neck injury that ended his football career. He served as an assistant to the coaching staff for the 1990-1992 seasons.
Burns shifted to baseball and played center field for University of Southern California in 1992.
He graduated with a bachelor of arts in communications in 1993 and was in the Houston Astros" Developmental League in 1994. Burns was formerly the defensive line coach at UTEP, the defensive line coach and Defensive Coordinator at Texas Southern.
Prior to that, Burns coached for the National Football League Washington Redskins, the Florida Gators, at Bishop Amat High School and at Beverly Hills High School. Coach Burns talked about his football playing and coaching career in a 2009 interview on OTTObox.