Plaxico Antonio Burress (born August 12, 1977) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a Free Agent. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State. Burress also played for the New York Giants, making the game winning catch in the 2008 Super Bowl victory, and the New York Jets. Burress set a Big Ten Conference single-season record by catching 65 passes in his first season at Michigan State, and also excelled on the special-teams coverage units, using his leaping ability as a kick blocker. He ranks third in career touchdown catches (20), third in receptions (131), and fourth in receiving yards (2,155) in just two seasons at Michigan State University. He was an All-American second-team selection by SportsPage.com and an All-Big Ten Conference first-team pick in 1999. Burress broke his own school season-record that he set in 1998 (65 catches) with 66 receptions for 1,142 yards (17.3 avg) and 12 touchdowns. He established Spartans' single-season-record 12 touchdown receptions, eclipsing the previous record of eight that Burress shared (1998) with Andre Rison (1988) and Bob Carey (1949). He
NFL star Plaxico Burress can finally drive again ... but the privilege cost him his house.As we reported, Plax was ordered to pay $159,000 last year to a woman named Alise Smith, who sued Plax in… READ MORE >
This is a switch ... someone is gunning for Plaxico Burress ... someone who is now forcing the sale of his Virginia Beach mansion.Seems Plaxico got in a nasty car accident with a woman named… READ MORE >
Plaxico Burress finally has an NFL team, but now he might have trouble getting to practice ... his driver's license has been suspended ... after failing to cough up a 6-figure judgment to a car… READ MORE >
Plaxico Burress is thanking his lucky stars an NFL team picked him up because he's using that freshly earned green to pay off a debt to Uncle Sam ... to the tune of $100,000. A federal tax lien… READ MORE >
Plaxico Burress -- the unemployed NFL star who famously shot himself in the leg -- just skated on a speeding ticket because the cop shot himself in the foot!Plaxico was cited for going 125… READ MORE >
Reason #5,261 Plaxico Burress needs an NFL team -- the car crash victim he was ordered to pay $159,000 ... is now asking a judge to sell off the wide receiver's house, in order to settle the debt.… READ MORE >
He racked up 45 catches and 8 TDs last year ... but instead of being in an NFL locker room, Plaxico Burress spent his Monday shopping on Madison Ave. in NYC. Plaxico -- who's only 35 years old --… READ MORE >
Unemployed NFL star Plaxico Burress needs a hail mary to solve his massive debt problems ... a judge just slapped him with another $34,000 bill, this according to legal docs. As TMZ first… READ MORE >
Current free agent Plaxico Burress could really use an NFL team right now ... because the unemployed wide receiver just had a tax lien filed against him in the State of New York for more than… READ MORE >
Free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress is looking for his next contract -- and in the meantime he's looking to avoid having to shell out six figures by appealing a judge's ruling against him.As… READ MORE >
