It seems like quite a long time ago since Plaxico Buress caught a game-winning touchdown pass from Eli Manning in the Super Bowl to end the hopes of a New England Patriot perfect season.
The problem is, that catch is only two years removed.
Since that point, Plaxico Burress' life has came spiraling down.
Last season, Burress was supposed to be a key ingredient in a New York Giant team that had all the pieces in place to repeat as Super Bowl Champions.
For a while, it looked like Burress and Giants were going to do just that, but, on one fateful November night, Burress helped derail those dreams.
The Giants would never be the same and struggled down the stretch before being bounced from postseason play.
Now, Burress, 32, will have to wait two years before he gets his chance at redemption.
When Burress gets out of prison he will be 34 and likely just a shadow of his former pro bowl self.
Someone will take a shot on him there is no doubt about that. His track record in the NFL is too enticing for NFL teams to pass on, but, by then, Burress will likely just be a feature wide reciever.
Pro Bowl wide recievers are a dime-in-a-dozen and Burress was just that.
Will he ever be that type of player again?
Get back to me in 2011 or 2012.
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