Plaxico Burress
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 12, 1977 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Virginia Beach (VA) Green Run | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 553 |
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| Receiving yards: | 8,499 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 64 |
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Plaxico Antonio Burress (born August 12, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft and also played for the New York Giants and the New York Jets. He caught the game-winning catch of Super Bowl XLII as the Giants beat the New England Patriots. He played college football at Michigan State.
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 the school season-record he set in 1998 (65 catches) with 66 receptions for 1,142 yards (17.3 avg) and 12 touchdowns. He set a Spartans' single-season-record 12 touchdown receptions, eclipsing the previous record of eight Burress shared (1998) with Andre Rison (1988) and Bob Carey (1949). He forced two fumbles, recovered another, and registered seven tackles (five solos) on special teams.
Burress set a school record with 255 yards receiving on ten catches against the University of Michigan. He ended his career with a school-record 13 receptions for 185 yards and three touchdowns against the University of Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl.
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