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Shane Burton

Retired

Carolina Panthers · DT

Shane Burton recorded 59 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

59

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Shane Burton's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVIII
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 1, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2003
CAROLINAPANTHERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 18, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2004

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2003
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 10, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2003
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 3, 2004

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2004

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2002

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Shane Burton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 10, 2000

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2003
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 14, 2003

Carolina Panthers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2003

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2000
NEW YORKJETS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 24, 2000

New York Jets vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Conference Championship
2003
CAROLINAPANTHERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 18, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2004

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2003
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 16, 2003

Washington Commanders vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2003

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Shane Burton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIABURTON—Shane Burton
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

02
CHIBURTON—Shane Burton
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

03
NYJBURTON—Shane Burton
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

04
CARBURTON—Shane Burton
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons59 career games59 career solo tackles9 career sacksDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 150Jersey: 985 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1999Most recent: Feb 1, 2004

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history