"Plaxico Burress will walk out of jail Monday, and his best friend on his old team, Brandon Jacobs, thinks the former New York Giants star soon will run pass patterns for the Eagles.

The 6-foot-4 receiver, who has missed the last two seasons, will be a free agent when the NFL labor dispute is resolved.

"The guy is a great player," Eagles tight end Brent Celek said Friday after an informal workout with a few of his teammates in Marlton. "We have a good coordinator (Marty Mornhinweg) and a good head coach (Andy Reid) where they would put in plays for him and get the most out of him.

"If he were here, he would be a good player, a good asset."

Two weeks ago, Eagles quarterback Michael Vick endorsed Burress, who served 21 months of a two-year term for criminal possession of a weapon after accidentally shooting himself in the leg in a New York nightclub.

"It might take him some time to get back into it. You never know. Everyone is different," Celek said. "But he has always been a great athlete and a great player, and I'm sure he'll get back in shape real quick."

Jacobs told the Newark Star-Ledger he would fear facing Burress twice a season with the Eagles."