"Plaxico" redirects here. For the American jazz bassist, see Lonnie Plaxico.
American football player
Plaxico Burress
Burress with the Jets in 2011
No. 80, 17
Position:
Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:
(1977-08-12) August 12, 1977 (age 46) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 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:
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.
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first-down conversion by Steve Smith on 3rd and 11, wide receiver PlaxicoBurress scored the winning touchdown on a 13-yard reception with 35 seconds...
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touchdowns while PlaxicoBurress set a new mark with 255 yards receiving. Burke broke Ed Smith's record of 369 against Indiana in 1979 while Burress surpassed...
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man coverage and shadow the Giants' No. 1 wide receiver, PlaxicoBurress. Taylor held Burress to three receptions for 15-yards and also made three solo...
up, with Eli completing a 34-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver PlaxicoBurress with 40 seconds to play in the half. But that was a little too much...
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Giants deep in Patriots territory, and a Manning touchdown pass to PlaxicoBurress gave the Giants a lead with just 35 seconds left. The Patriots could...
departed to take over the LSU program. Michigan State wide receiver PlaxicoBurress caught a career-high 13 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns and...
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often, but the offense struggled with this adjustment. Wide receivers PlaxicoBurress, Santonio Holmes, and Derrick Mason reportedly approached coach Ryan...
field, walking to the line of scrimmage right before the snap to jam PlaxicoBurress. Tyree saw Manning under pressure and instead came back towards the...
trailed early as QB Eli Manning completed a 60-yard TD pass to WR PlaxicoBurress to give New York an early 6–0 lead (botched hold on PAT). Afterwards...
Tennessee Titans 2010 — Michael Vick, QB, Philadelphia Eagles 2011 — PlaxicoBurress, WR, New York Jets 2012 — Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings 2013...
Frank Gore, Rex Grossman, Rob Gronkowski, LeSean McCoy, Jimmy Smith, PlaxicoBurress, Terrell Owens, Tyreek Hill, Warren Sapp, and Darren Waller. In January...
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in the win with three touchdowns including a game-winning pass to PlaxicoBurress in overtime to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Following a poor...
Graham was released at the end of the season. Notable additions include PlaxicoBurress, Dan Kreider, Marvel Smith and Clark Haggans. at Three Rivers Stadium...
ended a seven-play, 84-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass to PlaxicoBurress to tie the game. Steelers coach Bill Cowher officially named Maddox...