Dan Salomone
Brian Burns has been named to the 2025 All-NFL Team by thePro Football Writers of Americafor the first time in his career following one of the greatest defensive seasons in recent Giants history.
The outside linebacker was recently namedsecond-team All-Proby the Associated Press and was voted to histhird career Pro Bowl, first with the Giants, where he will be a starter for the NFC squad. Burns also made the Pro Bowl in 2021 and 2022 as a member of the Carolina Panthers. This is his first time picking up All-Pro honors.
In his seventh NFL season, Burns set career highs in sacks (16.5), quarterback hits (31), tackles for loss (22), and forced fumbles (tied with three) while starting all 17 games for his second consecutive season with the Giants.
Burns' 16.5 sacks are tied with Jason Pierre-Paul (2011) for fourth-most in a single season by a Giants defender. His 31 quarterback hits, meanwhile, are the most by any Giant since the statistic started being tracked in 2006.
Most sacks by a Giants player, single season:
Burns, voted a team captain this season, led the NFC in sacks and was second in the NFL to only Cleveland's Myles Garrett, who set the all-time sack record (23.0) in the final game of the regular season. The previous NFL mark of 22.5 was held jointly by Giants legend Michael Strahan (2001) and Pittsburgh's T.J. Watt (22.5).
Burns is one of eight players ever to record at least 7.5 sacks in each of his first seven seasons. The others are Reggie White, Derrick Thomas, DeMarcus Ware, Jared Allen, Aaron Donald, Ryan Kerrigan, and Yannick Ngakoue.
Burns spent his first five seasons in Carolina, where he was drafted 16th overall in 2019. Since then, he is fifth in the NFL with 71 sacks.
Most sacks in the NFL since 2019:
2025 PFWA All-NFL Team
Offense
Quarterback - Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Running Back James Cook, Buffalo Bills; Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
Wide Receiver Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks
Tight End Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
Center Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs
Guard Quinn Meinerz, Denver Broncos; Joe Thuney, Chicago Bears
Tackle Garett Bolles, Denver Broncos; Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions
Defense
Defensive End Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans; Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Defensive Tackle Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee Titans; Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks
Outside Linebacker Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos; Brian Burns, New York Giants
Middle Linebacker Jack Campbell, Detroit Lions
Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles; Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans
Safety Kevin Byard III, Chicago Bears; Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens
Special Teams
Place Kicker Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys
Punter Jordan Stout, Baltimore Ravens
Kick Returner Ray Davis, Buffalo Bills
Punt Returner Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans
Special Teams Devon Key, Denver Broncos
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