He previously co-hosted Good Morning Football on NFL Network, along with being a New York correspondent for the entertainment news program Extra from 2019 to 2021.

On June 11, 2024, it was announced that Burleson would host a revival of the classic game show Hollywood Squares, which premiered on January 16, 2025.

At the time his father, Al Burleson, was playing defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

However, Burleson remains proud of his Canadian citizenship, sporting a maple leaf tattoo and expressing interest in playing for Canada in a World Cup of football to the media.

[3] After an injury ended Alvin Burleson's playing career, he moved the family to his hometown of Seattle, Washington, U.S., where he worked for Associated Grocers.

During the early hours of the NFL free agency period on March 5, 2010, Burleson agreed to a five-year $25 million contract with the Detroit Lions.

[12] Burleson reunited with his former offensive coordinator, Scott Linehan, with whom he had his best season of his career in 2004, when he caught 68 passes for 1,006 yards and nine touchdowns while playing for the Vikings.

[13] In 2011, Burleson was named recipient of the Detroit Lions-Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association/Pro Football Writers Association's Media-Friendly "Good Guy Award" for his interactions with the media.

[14] It was reported that Burleson was attempting to save a pizza from falling off a seat in his car and lost control of his vehicle.

[17] Receiving statistics[18] Return stats[18] Burleson attended a Broadcast Boot Camp put on by the NFL in 2012.

[19] In 2016, Good Morning Football debuted on NFL Network with Burleson, Kay Adams, Kyle Brandt, and Peter Schrager as co-hosts.

[22] Burleson expanded his work with CBS and its sister properties in 2021, first as the color commentator for the NFL Wild Card game airing on Nickelodeon then as host for the first season of The Challenge: All Stars reunion show on Paramount+.

[25] He also continued with Nickelodeon as a host of its new weekly highlights show NFL Slimetime and reteamed with Noah Eagle and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green on the network's 2022 Wild Card broadcast.

The network later announced that Burleson would co-host the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards with social media superstar Charli D'Amelio.