AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Plaxico Burress compares his one season with the Jets to serving 20 months behind bars
Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress says playing for the New York Jets gave him the same sinking feeling he had walking into prison, calling himself a "loser" in both settings. Burress, the former Super Bowl hero who caught the game-winning touchdown for the New York Giants in 2008, made the comparison during a recent […] The post Plaxico Burress compares his one season with the Jets to serving 20 months behind bars appeared first on American Almanac .
Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress says playing for the New York Jets gave him the same sinking feeling he had walking into prison, calling himself a "loser" in both settings. Burress, the former Super Bowl hero who caught the game-winning touchdown for the New York Giants in 2008, made the comparison during a recent appearance on The Joint Venture Show, co-hosted by Lil Wayne and Craig Carton. Asked directly whether playing for the Jets or going to prison was worse, Burress didn't hesitate to link the two experiences. The man who once stood on the biggest stage in professional football, hauling in the decisive score against Tom Brady and Bill Belichick's New England Patriots in Arizona, described both his jail stint and his time…Open