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Burress talks shooting, prison in HBO interview

The Columbian
Published: August 12, 2011, 5:00pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Plaxico Burress says in an interview for HBO’s “Real Sports” that he “lost count” of how many times he cried in jail and didn’t know who New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was until after the wide receiver accidentally shot himself in 2008.

Burress, now with the Jets after signing a one-year, $3 million deal with them two weeks ago, went to prison for 20 months on a gun charge after the incident. He says during the interview, which airs Tuesday, that he didn’t realize at first that he had shot himself in a leg in a Manhattan club until he saw his white sneakers turning red.

The interview includes Burress’ attorney, Benjamin Brafman, and his wife, Tiffany, also an attorney, who predicted her husband would end up having to serve jail time.

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