"Plaxico Burress said that the initial moments out of prison were focused solely on rebuilding and revisiting a life he had at home. But once football entered his thoughts again, it was moments like these — with the first regular-season game just three days away — that he became most excited for.

"My son is through the roof right now," the Jets wide receiver said. "He's running around in his Jets hat and his Jets jersey. When I come home he has a mouthpiece in, running around. He's fired up. Every day he wakes up and says: 'Is it Sunday yet?' And I say 'Nah, it's just Thursday.'

"(My son) is going to be in the building, trust me. I'm excited for him, he's four now. He understands everything like 'daddy going back to playing football.' And Santonio (Holmes) is his next favorite player after me so, he wants to know who throws a better ball Sanchez or Eli so I gotta go through that every day with him." "