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Plaxico Burress News & Rumors

Plaxico wants to sign with Eagles
February 10
CSN Philly
 
"After a pedestrian return season with the New York Jets, Plaxico Burress is apparently looking for a new team -- and guess who's atop the wide receiver's wish list. The Eagles. The former Giant who spent nearly two years in jail on a gun charge, told NBC10's Howard Eskin that he wants to play for the Eagles."
Plaxico Burress: Eli Manning in HOF with win
February 4
ESPN.com
 
"Win and he's in. That is Plaxico Burress' take on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. "He's one win away, I think, from being a Hall of Famer. I really believe that," Burress said Friday on "The Scott Van Pelt Show" on ESPN Radio. Burress caught the winning touchdown pass from Manning in Super Bowl XLII. Manning will play for his second ring on Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. "If he goes out and wins this game," Buress said of his former teammate, "I really believe he's gonna be a Hall of Famer." The Giants' current five-game winning streak started with a victory over Burress' Jets on Christmas Eve. "He's just been lights out for the last month and a half," Burress said of Manning. "His"
Burress refuses to defend besieged Jets QB Sanchez
February 2
New York Post
 
"If there was any doubt about Plaxico Burress' future with the Jets, it vanished last night. Burress said a lot by saying a little when asked about his season with the Jets after an autograph show here. The wide receiver made it sound as if he wanted to forget his time in green and white. The most telling short answer came when he was asked what he thought of Mark Sanchez as a quarterback. "Mark Sanchez is Mark Sanchez," Burress said. When he was asked what he thought of the criticism heaped on Sanchez since the Jets' season ended, Burress did not stick up for the third-year quarterback."
Plaxico Burress predicts a Big Blue win Sunday
February 2
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"Plaxico Burress once again is picking the Giants to win the Super Bowl. And sounds very much like he misses his old quarterback and old team. "I think they're gonna go out and play Giant football," Burress told The Post. "One thing about it, they're gonna be well-coached, they're gonna be ready for whatever the Patriots throw at them, and I think Coach Belichick is gonna be ready also. "It's gonna be a chess match, it's gonna be a great game. I wouldn't expect anything less than for it to come down in the last couple of minutes with both quarterbacks to have the ball in their hand to go down and win it.""
Jacobs: Plaxico won't be Jet in '12
February 1
New York Post
 
"Four years ago Plaxico Burress made the game-winning catch in the Giants' Super Bowl defeat of the Patriots. This time when the teams meet, he will be watching from the stands. Giants running back Brandon Jacobs, who is close with Burress, said his former teammate will be at Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, according to ESPN.com. Jacobs also said he does not expect Burress to return to the Jets after a disappointing 2011 with the team. "I don't see him back with the Jets next year at all," Jacobs said, according to the website. "I don't know what he's thinking, but I don't see that. They've got a lot of things going on over there, and I don't know if he wants to be part of that.""
Brandon Jacobs talks Plaxico Burress
January 31
ESPN.com
 
"Plaxico Burress is coming to Super Bowl XLVI to visit his old team -- the team he never wanted to leave, according to former teammate and close friend Brandon Jacobs. Jacobs, speaking Tuesday at media day, said Burress wanted to sign with the New York Giants -- not the New York Jets -- when he became a free agent last summer. Jacobs also raised the possibility of a Burress reunion in 2012. Asked if Burress had his heart set on returning to the Giants, Jacobs said, "Oh, no question, I know he did. I know he wanted to come to the Giants. We just didn't think it was going to be able to be done financially. But he may be (back) next year, who knows?" Burress signed a one-year, $3 million"
Plaxico court slap for 125G
January 23
New York Post
 
"Wide receiver Plaxico Burress can't catch a break. After his dysfunctional New York Jets blew a shot at making the playoffs, Burress suffered another loss — in court. According to TMZ.com, Burress was sacked by a Florida woman who filed a lawsuit claiming he rear-ended her car with his Mercedes-Benz in 2008, leaving her with neck and back injuries."
Jets WR Burress aims for multiple TDs against Giants
December 22
New York Post
 
"OK, it wasn't as brazen as Plaxico Burress' famous 23-17 Super Bowl prediction, which he made to me in the bowels of Giants Stadium. But when the Jets receiver was asked about facing his former Giants teammates on Christmas Eve, he said he wanted to score multiple touchdowns and that somebody was going to wake up to a bittersweet Christmas -- and it wouldn't be him. "I definitely want to get in the end zone once, twice, maybe three or four times. I'm going to go out and try to play lights-out football,'' said Burress when asked if playing against his former teammates would have added meaning to him. He caught the game-winning touchdown for the Giants in Super Bowl XLII to make good on his"
In praise of Plax
December 21
New York Post
 columnist Mark Cannizzaro
"In between making dynamic game-changing plays, see the Jets receiver preen and prance after catching touchdown passes, call out teammates for poor play when the team is struggling, pout when he's not getting enough balls thrown his way and grow defiant when his actions are called into question. Go ahead, admit if you were asked before the season, you'd figure that diva receiver's name would be Plaxico Burress. Burress, after all, arrived to the Jets almost straight from the penitentiary after doing 22 months for gun possession, and with that comes an assumption he's a bad guy."
Plaxico Burress expects boos from Philadelphia Eagles crowd, hugs from Michael Vick
December 16
New York Daily News
 
"When Plaxico Burress emerges from the tunnel at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday, he expects Eagles fans too boo him for past explosions against their team's defense during his years as a Giant. "They love me," said Burress, who has five touchdown receptions and four games of more than 100 receiving yards against the Eagles in his career. "They just don't want to admit it." Burress believes Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will welcome him. Vick, who served 18 months in prison for his involvement in a dogfighting ring in 2007, set the path for Burress, imprisoned for 23 months after pleading guilty to a felony gun possession charge, to return to the NFL. Burress cited Vick's subsequent"
Jets were ready to draft Plaxico in 2000
December 8
New York Post
 
"Plaxico Burress' arrival with the Jets could have come much earlier than 2011, Chiefs coach Todd Haley revealed Wednesday. Haley, the Jets receivers coach in 2000, said the team was ready to draft Burress but the Steelers got him first. The Jets had just traded Keyshawn Johnson to the Buccanneers and were looking for a replacement. "We had lost Keyshawn, we had traded him to Tampa (Bay), and we were looking for a guy that could fill those shoes," Haley said on a conference call with New York reporters prior to Kansas City playing the Jets on Sunday. "(Burress) obviously had the size and ability and has kind of proven on his own, made a name for himself on his own, obviously. But when you"
LeBron latest to mock Plaxico with celebration
December 2
New York Post
 
"LeBron James must watch a lot of football. The NBA superstar participated in a flag-football game on Wednesday and after scoring a touchdown mimicked the celebration that mocked Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg. Bills receiver Stevie Johnson first pretended to shoot himself in the leg Sunday in a game a against the Jets. James copied Johnson's act in his game."
Plax forgives foe's antics; Pouha sees 9/11 slight
November 29
New York Post
 
"A day after the "fake shot heard 'round the world," the Jets still were reacting to Stevie Johnson's touchdown celebration that mocked Plaxico Burress on Sunday. Several players took issue with Johnson's antics, but Burress was not one of them. In a radio interview with 1050 ESPN, the Jets receiver said he and Johnson had spoken to each other and he did not have a problem with the Bills receiver pretending to shoot himself in the leg — a reference to Burress' nightclub shooting three years ago. Johnson apologized to Burress. "He's young, and he made a mistake," Burress said of the 25-year-old. "I don't look at him as any less than he was before. And I don't want everybody just to say he's"
Burress' grab saved day, and maybe Jets' season
November 28
New York Post
 
"Bart Scott couldn't watch. The Jets' season was hanging in slow motion like one of those NFL Films clips with venerable narrator John Facenda's baritone voice providing the deliberate description of the action. "I had my eyes closed,'' Scott said. "I was praying. I swear to God. That was our season.'' Plaxico Burress saved that season with an acrobatic, one-handed, cherry-picked catch of Mark Sanchez's third-and-11 pass just after the two-minute warning with the Jets trailing the Bills 24-21. By the time Burress, who was double-covered on the play, tumbled to the turf with possession of the ball — and the Jets' tenuous playoff hopes — it went for an 18-yard gain along the left sideline and"
Plax home for holiday, at last
November 24
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"Plaxico Burress lost millions upon millions of dollars. He lost his football career with the Giants. He lost a verdict in the court of public opinion. And most of all, Burress lost two Thanksgivings with his wife and two small children. When he awakens today inside his Totowa, N.J., mansion, with wife Tiffany, 4-year-old Elijah and 2-year-old Giovanna, Burress will give thanks as much as anyone can. He didn't beat cancer, as Mark Herzlich of the Giants has. Burress isn't that kind of inspirational story, as much as he tries to do the right, sensible, responsible, things now."
Plaxico returns to Jets early
November 23
New York Post
 
"Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress returned to Jets headquarters Tuesday afternoon after cutting a pair of approved personal days short. Burress was near his hometown of Virginia Beach handing out turkeys to needy families on Monday. He arrived back in New Jersey on Monday night and went to East Harlem this morning to donate laptops. He missed two days of practice with approval from coach Rex Ryan. Burress was back in time to attend meetings Tuesday afternoon. "I came back in last night. I wasn't supposed to come back until today, but I came back last night and tried to catch up as much as I could going into this week," Burress said. "Even though it's a big game they let me go out and"
Plax misses practice
November 22
New York Post
 
"As the Jets offense tried to work through its problems yesterday, there was one noticeable piece of the unit missing. Wide receiver Plaxico Burress was excused from practice yesterday and today, the team said. Burress was in Virginia, participating in charitable work. ESPN reported he was visiting his old high school and handing out turkeys to needy families. A team spokesman said Jets coach Rex Ryan gave Burress permission to miss the days several months ago. At the time, Ryan expected this to be a regular week when the players are off on Tuesdays and Monday consists of film review but no practice."
Plaxico Burress says he'll play Sunday
November 12
ESPN.com
 
"New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress practiced fully on Friday and confirmed that he will play against the New England Patriots on Sunday night. "I'm fine," said Burress, who missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday because of a balky lower back. He is officially listed as probable on the injury report. Burress' back became a concern leading up to the Jets' victory in Buffalo last Sunday. He said he almost didn't play. The 34-year-old veteran leads the team with five touchdowns. He has also has 23 receptions for 322 yards. His presence -- especially in the red zone -- will be an important one, as the Jets look to exploit New England's 32nd-ranked pass defense. Safety Brodney Pool"
Plaxico sits out Jets practice
November 10
New York Post
 
"Plaxico Burress did not participate in Jets practice Thursday during the portion open to the media. Burress has been dealing with a back issue that nearly kept him out of the game against the Bills last week. Jets coach Rex Ryan said Wednesday he thought Burress could play Sunday against the Patriots."
Rex Ryan says media criticism motivates Santonio Holmes and Plaxico Burress
November 7
New York Daily News
 
"Rex Ryan was inviting criticism after the game — of anybody on his team. The head coach noted his guys have been able to get off the media hot seat rather quickly. "I guess you guys can get off Santonio (Holmes)," he chided. "Next week, I challenge somebody to come up with somebody else that's struggling because it seems to work. First it was Shonn Greene and then Plaxico and now Ton. I think it is Dustin (Keller), to be honest with you. I think he is struggling." Holmes caught a pass for one touchdown but set up two others with interference flags. Burress followed up his three-TD game against the Chargers with a team-high five catches for 79 yards. "My hat's off to Plaxico Burress," Ryan"
Plaxico Burress, Mike DeVito, Kenrick Ellis questionable for Bills game
November 5
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Starters WR Plaxico Burress (low back) and DL Mike DeVito (knee), along with NT Kenrick Ellis (ankle) and CB Isaiah Trufant (hamstring), are questionable for the Jets' game at Buffalo this weekend. All four players were limited in practice today. Burress was added to the injury report Thursday and still had soreness in his back today, coach Rex Ryan said. "You think he'll be fine, but sometimes those backs are troublesome," Ryan said. "So hopefully he's feeling good when we play on Sunday." Ryan said DeVito and Ellis will likely be game-time decisions. "I don't feel great about it right now," Ryan said. "If we were going to play tomorrow, I would say probably not." DeVito injured his knee"
Jets' Burress glad he's making impact
October 27
New York Post
 
"Entering Sunday's game against the Chargers, Plaxico Burress had spent several weeks having a minimal impact on the Jets' offense. But that all changed against San Diego. Burress torched the Chargers' secondary for three touchdowns in the Jets' 27-21 win, including the go-ahead score midway through the fourth quarter that put the Jets ahead for good. "It feels good to go out and have an impact and go out and make a few plays and kind of get in a little groove and establish some consistency, and just let this be a stepping stone," Burress said. "We're going to keep getting better."
Plaxico Burress: 'I can't picture myself actually pulling the trigger' of a gun
October 25
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Plaxico Burress admits now that the whole idea of carrying a gun into a nightclub that night in November of 2008 is pretty silly, in hindsight. "When I look back at it, I say if I was to get into a situation where I had to use my firearm, would I actually pull it and use it — return fire, or shoot? Just the thought of that just gives you goosebumps to think about it," the Jets wide receiver said tonight at the annual Brady Center Gala in New York. "It was a false sense of security, because I can't picture myself actually pulling the trigger and shooting somebody.""
Cason has game to forget against Burress
October 24
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
"Plaxico Burress, no longer a forgotten man. Not by the New York Jets. Certainly not by Antoine Cason. From the winners' perspective, Burress was like found money, a long-lost veteran finally asserting himself in New York's offense with three straight touchdown catches. If the Jets had gotten into the red zone 10 more times against the Chargers, you can bet they'd have thrown 10 passes to Burress. "You've got to feed your studs when they're on fire," said quarterback Mark Sanchez. "I think Plax just got hot. No matter who covered him today, he was rolling.""
Jets' Plaxico Burress proves he's still potent in red zone
October 24
Newark Star-Ledger
 columnist Steve Politi
"Plaxico Burress had a confused look on his face. He was trying to break down his touchdown receptions for the reporters gathered at his locker, but it had been 1,505 days since he had had this many in a single game. And, frankly, they all looked about the same. "What about the third one?" somebody asked. "The third one was ... uh ..." he started. "The post. In the back of the end zone," he was told. "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah!""
Plaxico Burress catches three touchdowns, Jets comeback on Chargers for 27-21 win
October 24
New York Daily News
 
"Rex Ryan delivered a two-word message to his defense at halftime: "Calm down." "It was understood that we were either going to get blown out or we were going to come back and win," outside linebacker Calvin Pace said. After sleepwalking through the first half, the Jets came alive at the exact right moment, transforming into the bullies they've always claimed to be. Gang Green overcame an 11-point halftime deficit in a 27-21 win over the Chargers Sudnay at MetLife Stadium that helped them erase the recent bickering, unrest and turmoil that threatened to derail their season."
Jets coach Rex Ryan sees big games in the future for Plaxico Burress
October 19
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Rex Ryan has never shied away from bold predictions. In the preseason, he suggested the since-traded Derrick Mason might have 90 to 100 catches for the Jets. That obviously didn't work out. But the Jets coach went out on another limb yesterday, foreseeing that Plaxico Burress, despite his low production thus far, will one week turn in double-digit catches. "I'm not down on Plax whatsoever," Ryan said on a conference call Tuesday. "I think there are going to be times when he will have 10 catches. I truly believe that is coming.""
Rex Ryan says Mark Sanchez-Plaxico Burress connection 'just a little off'
October 19
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"When the Jets signed Plaxico Burress this offseason, they hoped he could be a dominant red-zone target who could use his height advantage to benefit Mark Sanchez and the passing game. But through six games, the receiver has just 14 catches for 218 yards and two touchdowns. In the Jets' 24-6 win against Miami Monday night, Burress had just one catch for 16 yards."
Burress signing a bust so far
October 19
New York Post
 
"This is not what the Jets signed up for when they signed Plaxico Burress as their prized offseason free agent acquisition. This certainly is not what Jets fans envisioned, and it can't be what Burress expected. Six games into a season that was supposed to be a big, splashy comeback year for Burress after spending nearly two years in prison on a gun charge, he virtually has been invisible in the passing game. Other than his blocking, which has drawn raves from coaches and teammates, Burress has been a non-factor. And let's be honest, the Jets didn't spend $3 million for his terrific blocking skills."
Plaxico remains missing in action
October 18
New York Post
 
"Did the Jets trade Plaxico Burress, too? For most of last night's 24-6 victory over the Dolphins, it seemed like Burress had been exiled like his buddy Derrick Mason. Burress had one catch for 16 yards in the game, and it didn't come until there was 2:02 left in the third quarter. Burress was targeted just four times in the game. It looked like the Jets were trying to force the ball Burress' way again in the fourth quarter. Up 24-6 with 6:16 left to play, Mark Sanchez launched a 47-yard pass toward Burress in the end zone that fell incomplete. It seemed strange the Jets would still be throwing deep with such a big lead."
Jets' Burress doesn't buy 'production' explanation for Mason trade
October 13
New York Post
 
"Two months ago, the Jets talked about Derrick Mason catching 100 passes and being like a third starting wide receiver. Yesterday, they tried to explain why they dumped him eight weeks later, trading the wide receiver to the Texans on Tuesday. But the spin coming from the Jets did not even seem to be believed in their own locker room. General manager Mike Tannenbaum and coach Rex Ryan delivered the company line, making rookie Jeremy Kerley sound like the next Jerry Rice, saying the Texans bowled them over with the offer of a conditional seventh-round pick and reiterating that their decision had nothing to do with Mason's critical comments two weeks ago in Baltimore."
Jets' Brian Schottenheimer's plan questioned by Plaxico Burress, Santonio Holmes, Mason: source
October 9
New York Daily News
 
"Four weeks into a season with Super Bowl expectations, the locker-room complaints have grown louder in light of the Jets' offensive struggles. The Daily News has learned that wide receivers Santonio Holmes, Plaxico Burress and Derrick Mason have individually gone to Rex Ryan in the past few weeks to question offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer's system. Gang Green, losers of two straight entering today's game against the Patriots, ranks near the bottom of the league in total offense (25th) and rushing offense (30th). Despite the fact that the Jets have been pass-heavy during the first month - they've thrown it 62% of the time - the receivers clearly aren't happy with the offense."
Plaxico Burress a Giant pain
October 6
Boston Herald
 
"Plaxico Burress hasn't played at Gillette Stadium since 2002, though Patriots fans are more than familiar with him. It was Burress, after all, who penned the final words of the most painful script in franchise history. No wonder Burress said that when his Jets play in Foxboro Sunday, "I expect to get booed." Burress may be new to the Border War, but he is already despised by New England fans thanks to corralling a 13-yard touchdown pass from Giants quarterback Eli Manning in Super Bowl XLII to ruin the Pats' perfect season. Prior to playing the Pats again, Burress explained the best moment of his career."
Plaxico Burress, Santonio Holmes relish chance to do more than catch the ball
September 30
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"A few years back, as the Ravens played the Giants, then-Baltimore defensive coordinator Rex Ryan watched closely as a run play unfolded and moved toward him. One of Ryan's favorite players — cornerback Samari Rolle — was dismantled by a crushing block, strewn in front of Ryan along the Baltimore sideline. Standing over Rolle was Plaxico Burress, at the time a Giant. Ryan barked in defense of his own guy, but at the same time found out all he needed to know about Burress as run-blocker."
Plaxico Burress helping NY Jets unexpectedly with crushing blocks of defensive backs downfield
September 30
New York Daily News
 
"The most pleasant surprise of wideout Plaxico Burress' short tenure with the Jets thus far has been his willingness, when not running routes, to decimate defensive backs. "It's tough getting those jitterbugs," Burress said. "When you've got your shot, you've gotta take it." Burress placed bull's-eyes on two Raiders last week, and blasted them on blocks. In Week 1, he leveled Cowboys corner Michael Jenkins. He counts each knockdown and celebrates them with fellow receivers in meetings. "It's tough on the body but it actually helps you get in better football shape," Burress said. "We're not just gonna be these receivers who pat ourselves on the butt afterward. We want to dominate our"
Jets' Plaxico Burresss looking forward to facing Raiders' defense
September 22
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Plaxico Burress still recalls the wisdom Cris Carter, a Hall of Fame-finalist receiver, shared with him 11 years ago, when Burress was drafted into the NFL. "If you can beat man-to-man coverage in this league," Burress said today, "you can play forever." Burress relishes that challenge, which is why he is looking forward to this week's game at Oakland. The Raiders are known for being a man-to-man coverage team, which, when exploited, can create chances on the outside for talented receivers. It's a change from the Jacksonville Jaguars' cover-2 scheme with two deep safeties. In the Jets' 32-3 victory over Jacksonville last week, the Jaguars rolled coverage to Burress and doubled him on all"
Burress, Holmes, NY Jets receivers could feast on Oakland Raiders secondary
September 22
New York Daily News
 
"Raiders' owner Al Davis' Commitment to Excellence has been more like a Commitment to the Past, filled with archaic philosophies that haven't yielded very many positive results for the better part of a decade. When the Jets make the cross-country trip to Oakland this weekend, Mark Sanchez & Co. will have an opportunity to take advantage of an in-your-face, relatively simplistic defensive scheme that was exposed last week. Gang Green will face a defense that gave up 35 second-half points in an epic meltdown to the Bills. Jets' wide receivers, who were held to only four catches for 49 yards in a blowout win over the Jaguars last Sunday, could feast on an Oakland scheme that predominantly"
Plax thinking big
September 22
New York Post
 
"If you see a different, wider-eyed look on Plaxico Burress' face Sunday in Oakland, where the Jets play the Raiders, this will be the reason why: man-to-man coverage. That's a staple of the Raiders' defense, and Burress, who felt suffocated by the cornerback-safety bracketed coverage he faced last Sunday against the Jaguars, welcomes it. Because of the Raiders' scheme, Burress is quietly thinking Sunday has the potential to be his breakout game as a Jet after he was shut out by the Jaguars. "If you're a receiver this is the kind of game you want to play in — against up-close-and-personal man-to-man coverage where it's mano-a-mano," Burress said yesterday. "If you can beat man-to-man"
Burress' demeanor a post-game focus, but CBS, Mark Sanchez both miss the boat on Jets WR
September 20
New York Daily News
 
"For a guy who didn't catch a pass Sunday, Plaxico Burress had one of the greatest days of his career - with the media, that is. Burress has been described as aloof, sullen, noncommunicative and living in his own world. He has worked hard to earn those tags. Now, give the man credit. After playing the role of mannequin in the Jets' 32-3 victory over Jacksonville, Burress spoon fed enough evidence to media seals allowing them to report, to friend and foe alike, that he is showing signs of turning over a new leaf. His decision to stay positive about Mark Sanchez not throwing the ball to him has been interpreted as a powerful statement. After watching Burress' locker room session, how can"
Mark Sanchez promised Plaxico Burress, Derrick Mason he'd get them involved
September 15
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"During Sunday's game, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was worried that Plaxico Burress and Derrick Mason felt distant from the game plan. "(Santonio Holmes) and Dustin (Keller) got a bunch of catches early, and (LaDainian Tomlinson) and Plaxico and Mason were kind of sitting there like 'Man, you brought us in here,' there's all this stuff going on and they're gamers and competitors and they're like, 'Man.'" So Sanchez felt the need to go over and say something. "I made it a point to go over and say 'Hang with me man. Hang with me, I'll get you the rock don't worry. Just keep running the routes, stay sharp, trust me I will throw you the ball and it will happen.'"
Jets' Plaxico Burress grabs key TD catch against Cowboys in official return
September 12
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Plaxico Burress scored a 26-yard touchdown — his first since serving a 20-month prison sentence for illegal gun possession — and immediately looked for his 4-year-old son in the stands. When he found Elijah, wearing a matching green No. 17 jersey to his father's, Burress handed him the football. "I told my wife before I left the house, 'When I do score a touchdown, I'm going to give the ball to my son,'?" the Jets wide receiver said. "It was a great moment for him.""
Burress Blasts Coughlin In Men's Journal
September 9
ProSportsDaily Staff
 
"Wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who spent two years in prison on a gun charge, blasted former coach Tom Coughlin for his lack of sensitivity in an interview in Men's Journal magazine. Burress played for Coughlin with the New York Giants from 2005-08, catching the winning touchdown pass in Super Bowl XLII in a stunning upset of the previously unbeaten New England Patriots. During the 2008 season, Burress brought an unlicensed handgun to a New York nightclub and accidentally shot himself in the leg. The injury ended his season, and he served two years in prison on an illegal firearms charge. "After my situation happened, I turned on the TV, and the first words out of his mouth was 'sad and"
Jets WR Plaxico Burress ready for Week 1, thinks role in offense, game shape are in progress
September 9
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"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"
Mark Sanchez's progress, Plaxico Burress' potential and more
September 8
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Will Mark Sanchez evolve in year No. 3? Rex Ryan placed a "C" on his quarterback's jersey and charged him to lead the team this year. What was a role in the making is now official, and Sanchez has done his best this preseason to take the appropriate steps — lifting at 5:30 a.m. after a flight home from Houston, taking his new wide receiver out to dinner, or pulling rookies aside during camp for teaching moments. But the real test will be on the field, where Sanchez flourished at times last season. Now, it's up to him to maintain consistency and bring together what some believe to be the most potent offense in Sanchez's three years as a Jet. Working in the team's favor? Sanchez has already"
Jets' Flight Crew of Holmes, Burress, Mason poised to improve aerial attack
September 7
New York Daily News
 
"To cornerbacks covering Jets wideout Santonio Holmes, the toughest thing to detect is the direction he will go next. "Most guys have a tip that gives it away," Jets safety Eric Smith says. "His body is like a poker face. Then boom, he's gone." The subtle ways of Holmes have always allowed him to slip through opposing secondaries, but now he has an additional level of protection. In joining forces with Plaxico Burress, a deer-legged deep threat, and Derrick Mason, a creative receiver operating out of the slot, Holmes maintains that he will be able to go undetected for longer periods of time during his routes. It will be up to quarterback Mark Sanchez and offensive coordinator Brian"
Plaxico Burress plans to enjoy NFL regular season return with Jets, admits he could get emotional
September 6
New York Daily News
 
"Plaxico Burress' first game since 2008 will be against a team he knows well, the Cowboys. It would be natural for Burress to get emotional after missing the last two seasons while serving prison time on a felony gun charge, but he said Monday he's just trying to keep everything low key. "I kind of go over in my mind what it's going to feel like but I don't need to know," he said. "When I get out there, whatever happens, if I shed a few tears . . . I'm excited. I want to start fresh and let it come to me. "Just enjoy it. There's no pressure," he added. Burress said he's getting more comfortable in the Jet offense as he has shaken off the rust in an abbreviated offseason. "I just (have to)"
Giants vs. Jets: Plaxico Burress named captain in first game against former team
August 30
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Plaxico Burress walked out to the center of MetLife Stadium for the coin toss, the lone game-day captain for the Jets. Coach Rex Ryan, fond of motivational ploys in selecting captains, sent the new Jets receiver to meet the team for which he played four seasons. "It felt good for Rex to choose me as a captain, to go out there by myself and represent this team and organization," Burress said after tonight's 17-3 preseason win against the Giants. After his 20-month prison sentence for illegal gun possession, Burress signed with the cross-town rivals of the team he helped win a Super Bowl in Feb. 2008 — and whose season he affected several months later when he accidentally shot himself in a"
Silent night for Plax
August 30
New York Post
 columnist Mark Cannizzaro
"A week ago, there was a concerted effort on the part of the Jets to get Plaxico Burress the ball early and often. Last night, in the same building formerly known as the New Meadowlands Stadium and now represented by Snoopy, there was a concerted effort on the part of the Giants to deny Burress of getting the ball at all. You sure got the feeling in the Jets' 17-3 win at MetLife Stadium that the Giants would rather have lost 47-3 than allow Burress to bask in another big night at their expense. Barring serious injury to any of their key players or a return to the sideline by Ray Handley, the last thing the Giants wanted out of last night's preseason game was their former receiver"
Burress, Eli held movie pow-wow
August 30
New York Post
 
"The reunion between Eli Manning and Plaxico Burress came two days before the Jets and Giants met last night. The former teammates ran into each other at the movies. Burress was coming out of "The Smurfs" with his family when he saw Manning and former Giants center Shaun O'Hara. Burress said the two chatted, and they joked last night after the game. Much was made of Manning not greeting Burress when the wide receiver visited the Giants offices while he was a free agent. Last night, Burress said he did not feel slighted. "No, not really," he said. "I didn't even know if he was in the building or not. I didn't see a few guys. I didn't take anything to heart about it or anything like that.""