The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote a great profile?of former UCF cornerback Joe Burnett, who was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Steelers.

The newspaper interviewed UCF Coach George O'Leary about Burnett. The veteran coach who spent two seasons as the Minnesota Vikings' defensive coordinator before coming to UCF called Burnett a good fit for Pittsburgh's defense and "an athletic nickle back." O'Leary also praised Burnett's character.

"He was a good athlete to begin with, and you saw steady improvement each year," O'Leary said yesterday from his office in Orlando, Fla. "He got better with some of his coverage skills. He's not afraid to be on an island out there. He's like all those kids with a lot of confidence -- he welcomes that. And he does all the things that kids who make it [to the NFL] do. He always wanted to know what he could do to get better."

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