Exclusive | Giants Super Bowl hero and ex-con Plaxico Burress Super Bowl ring hits the auction block
Giants Super Bowl hero wide receiver Plaxico Burress is doing a down-and-out.The scandal-scarred star has apparently given up his sole Super Bowl ring after more than a decade of financial and legal troubles.Ahead of Sunday’s Big Game, Heritage Auctions put on the block the former G-Man’s icy Super Bowl XLII memento, featuring a trio of white and gold diamond-encrusted Vince Lombardi trophies and Burress’ surname.The 6-foot-5 receiver caught the game-winning pass with just 35 seconds left as the underdog Giants defeated Tom Brady’s New England Patriots on Feb.3, 2008, in what is considered one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history.
Up until that game, the Patriots were undefeated.The ring, which celebrates the 2007 season NFL champion, is being sold on behalf of an anonymous new owner.It was authenticated in a Nov.16 letter from Burress, which suggests he may have hocked the ring just months ago, according to HA’s Sports Director Chris Ivy. “I would assume it’s in 2024 — that’s the assumption we have to take,” Ivy told The Post. Burress told Giants.com in 2014 he had worn the ring just “five or six times.” The 12-year NFL veteran could not be reached for comment and it remains unclear why he parted with the beloved bling.The jewelry currently has a bid for $33,000, although the Dallas-based auction house believes it could fetch a staggering final bid of at least $100,000 by the auction’s end on Feb.
22Burress currently co-hosts FOX Sports Radio’s “Upon on Game” weekend show and owns a juice bar in Wayne, NJ.Burress has fumbled before.In November 2008 — just nine months after his historic catch — Burress accidentally blasted himself in the leg with an unlicensed firearm while trying to get into the Latin Quarter nightclub in Midtown Manhattan. The explosive embroglio, which made national headlines, upended the Giants 2008 season — along with his career with the Blue Men. In 2009, Burress pleaded guilty to attempte...