Happy Birthday to Morgan Burnett!
Packers S Morgan Burnett celebrates his birthday on January 13th. See photos and facts from his career. Photos by Jim Biever, Michael Biever and Matt Becker, Packers.com.
![Morgan Burnett, S - #42 - Georgia Tech](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/zz9dn0k0r1ot9tbbcxpy.jpg)
![Burnett recorded his fourth straight 100-tackle season in 2014 with a team-high 125 tackles (99 solo).](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/k4nayafgdgewzsbhfjvg.jpg)
Burnett recorded his fourth straight 100-tackle season in 2014 with a team-high 125 tackles (99 solo).
![He is the only Packer to surpass 100 tackles each of the last four seasons (2011-14).](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/vtpzz7r2ltwceciywsjw.jpg)
He is the only Packer to surpass 100 tackles each of the last four seasons (2011-14).
![In 2010, Burnett joined Tom Flynn (1984) and Nick Collins (2005) as the only Green Bay rookies to open the season as a starter at safety since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/cbwooezzpw4h68mvihcu.jpg)
In 2010, Burnett joined Tom Flynn (1984) and Nick Collins (2005) as the only Green Bay rookies to open the season as a starter at safety since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
![Burnett posted two sacks and an interception in the 2014 NFC Championship Game at Seattle, becoming the first defensive back in franchise history to register two sacks in a postseason game.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/hnzducsuzvyndx6r6cjj.jpg)
Burnett posted two sacks and an interception in the 2014 NFC Championship Game at Seattle, becoming the first defensive back in franchise history to register two sacks in a postseason game.
![In just three seasons at Georgia Tech, Burnett intercepted 14 passes, two shy of the school's career record.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/xoifbkvj32i82kim5amj.jpg)
In just three seasons at Georgia Tech, Burnett intercepted 14 passes, two shy of the school's career record.
![The Packers traded up 15 spots in the third round to select him in 2010, the third straight year GM Ted Thompson traded up to select a defensive player (Jeremy Thompson in 2008, Clay Matthews in 2009).](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/qczbyykrafkfpfwqeths.jpg)
The Packers traded up 15 spots in the third round to select him in 2010, the third straight year GM Ted Thompson traded up to select a defensive player (Jeremy Thompson in 2008, Clay Matthews in 2009).
![42 was a four-year starter and three-year team captain at North Clayton High (College Park, Ga.)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/xeik5yv8oxf8glqtb6aa.jpg)
42 was a four-year starter and three-year team captain at North Clayton High (College Park, Ga.)
![Burnett holds a free youth football camp in his community, Clayton County (Ga.), every summer](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/h5ra07rlfsoxavdo829k.jpg)
Burnett holds a free youth football camp in his community, Clayton County (Ga.), every summer