Nate Burleson's wardrobe gets roasted during March Madness coverage
The CBS studio host made a bad decision.
Nate Burleson's wardrobe gets roasted during March Madness coverage originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Nate Burleson had many fans wondering what he was thinking before he hit the CBS set for March Madness coverage between Duke and St.
John’s on Friday night. The former NFL player turned studio host made his debut to start the tourney as a fill-in for Ernie Johnson. So far, he's done great work.
But this has to be the worst decision of his host tenure. Burleson had the keyboard warriors out in full force about his impromptu tribute to the late Craig Sager. Many of which could not be added for the NSFW comments.
Nate Burleson, Elton John called and he needs his sports coat back 👀👀 — The Big Easy (@ScoobyKrewe) March 27, 2026 Before crossing over for March Madness, Burleson was working on The NFL Today and doing news features for the network. He is also a co-host of CBS Mornings and won multiple Sports Emmy Awards for his analyst work. As of now, best wardrobe won't be part of his future Emmy nominations.