Plaxico Burress

Plaxico Burress
	Burress with the Jets in 2011
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Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	August 12, 1977 (age 47); Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:	Green Run; (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
College:	Michigan State (1996–1999)
NFL draft:	2000 / round: 1 / pick: 8
Career history
As a player:
	Pittsburgh Steelers (2000–2004); New York Giants (2005–2008); New York Jets (2011); Pittsburgh Steelers (2012–2013);
As a coach:
	Arizona Cardinals (2017); Coaching intern;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLII); First-team All-Big Ten (1999); Second-team All-Big Ten (1998);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	553
Receiving yards:	8,499
Receiving touchdowns:	64
	Player stats at PFR

Plaxico Antonio Burress (born August 12, 1977)^[1] is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft. He also played for the New York Giants and the New York Jets, and caught the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLII as the Giants beat the then-undefeated New England Patriots.

^ Branch, John (November 30, 2008). "Plaxico Burress Shoots Himself Accidentally". The New York Times.