· 19 August 2025, 14:00
**One of the greatest additions to social media in the last couple of years has been the appearance of Newcastle United defender Dan Burn on Instagram.**
The 6'7" England international is as daft as a brush and always posts amusing videos to [his Instagram page](https://www.instagram.com/bigdanburn/), but he almost paid the price for his silliness with his latest post.
In amongst the obligatory football posts, Burn likes to share his funny antics. His pinned post of his antics at Jacob Murphy's wedding is just amazing, and the thumbnail is absolute perfection. It's a still from Murphy's wedding with the winger clinging on to Burn and looking up at him with adoring eyes.
If you're not already following the Geordie Giant, then you're doing Instagram wrong.
> [](https://twitter.com/livvneall/status/1957496289324593226)
'Big Dan Friction Burn' - Comment of the year
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Dan Burn was filmed going down an 'Elite level slide', but the amount of friction was off the charts as someone commented "Big Dan Friction Burn". As a result, Burn's descent looked rather uncomfortable, and when he hit the bottom, it did look like he'd jarred his back slightly.
It was clearly a huge cause for concern because his teammate and captain, Bruno Guimaraes, gave him a ticking off saying "I hope you gonna training tomorrow 🤬😂😂😂".
Burn did have to add a comment himself, saying, "I am not injured".
It's no wonder Dan Burn only has nine fingers!
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Honestly, it's easy to see now why he lost a finger as a kid; the man has no sense of danger.
Thankfully, Burn is fine and will be available to get stuck in against Liverpool on Monday night, as long as he doesn't do anything stupid between now and then.
Who'd have thought we'd all be so panicky about the fitness of Dan Burn when he first arrived? He's become an absolute superstar over the last year.