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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 12, 1977 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Green Run (Virginia Beach, Virginia) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan State (1996–1999) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2000 / round: 1 / pick: 8 | ||||||||
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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.