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Michael Strahan: Plaxico Burress Will 'Come Back and Be a Great Player'

NEW YORK -- Plaxico Burress, the former New York Giants wide receiver, has spent the past 15 months in prison after having violated gun laws, during an incident in which he accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a New York City nightclub back in 2008. Burress could be released from prison on good behavior sometime in...

Could Hakeem Nicks Save the Giants From Brandon Marshall?

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- They may not yet have looked it this preseason, but the Giants are good. As currently constructed, they must be counted among the favorites in the NFC when the season begins in two weeks. Their biggest problem, however, is the same one they had last December -- their downfield deep threat is headed...

Plaxico Burress: 'I Was Reckless; I Made A Very Bad Decision'

Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress says in an interview to be aired Tuesday night on ESPN's E:60 that he deeply regrets his decision to bring a loaded gun into a nightclub in New York City, and that he knows he has himself to blame for the two-year prison sentence he expects to receive after pleading...

Mike Tomlin Explains Why Steelers Never Considered Michael Vick

To think, when the Steelers announced that Mike Tomlin -- not Russ Grimm -- would replace Bill Cowher, the biggest concern was that the former Vikings defensive coordinator who had learned the intricacies of the Cover-2 while serving as Tony Dungy's secondary coach in Tampa Bay would get rid of zone-blitz architect Dick...

Steelers, Plaxico Post-Incarceration Reunion Makes Perfect Sense*

The plan was for Ben Roethlisberger to ride the pine as a rookie. That changed when Tommy Maddox went down two weeks into the 2004 season. Five years, two Super Bowl championships and one helmetless asphalt head-butt later, it's all worked out.Much of Big Ben's early success, particularly that first year, can be attributed...

PlaxicoBurress News From the Web

05/31/12 NFL Rumors: Could Plaxico Burress Be Dallas Cowboys'... Source: Bleacher Report The Dallas Cowboys will have a fun competition for the No. 3 receiver slot.
05/29/12 Giants' Tom Coughlin not considering Plaxico Burress Source: NFL It didn't take long for a few folks in New York to connect the dots and ask the question.
05/23/12 NFL Rumors: Plaxico Burress Shilling for Work Sad... Source: Bleacher Report After generating zero interest so far on the free agent market, wide receiver Plaxico Burress has apparently taken to just rattling off the names of NFL teams and expressing an interest in playing for them.
05/23/12 Dolphins audition for Plaxico Burress likely a no-go Source: NFL - Miami Dolphins On paper, the Miami Dolphins could have room for a veteran receiver trying to make the team.
05/12/12 Burress would welcome role with Palmer-led Raiders Source: NFL Plaxico Burress made our list of best available free-agent wide receivers, but so far, 32 NFL teams don't agree he's worth adding to the roster.